Safety and Risk Assessment in Training

What Safety and Risk Assessment in Training covers

Safety and Risk Assessment in Training is assessed in Unit AS 1, Fitness and Training for Sport, which is internally assessed and externally moderated. It covers safe practice during fitness tests and training, training equipment, clothing and risk assessment, first aid, medical emergencies and concussion and common sports injuries and their treatment.

The 4 subtopics

Each one has its own page. CCEA AS Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry students sit this topic in the first year.

• Safe practice during fitness tests and trainingPlanning safety into testing, PAR-Q responses, asthma, warm-ups, 1RM technique and spotting, contraindicated exercises, the ten per cent rule, burnout, stopping a session, meals and hydration.Open →
• Training equipment, clothing and risk assessmentSelecting and storing equipment, treadmills, hygiene, checking test equipment, clothing, jewellery and footwear, hockey protection, risk assessments, dynamic risk assessment, duty of care and supervision ratios.Open →
• First aid, medical emergencies and concussionDRABC, airway and breathing checks, the recovery position, CPR and defibrillators, 999 calls, concussion, asthma attacks, hypoglycaemia, heat exhaustion and heatstroke.Open →
• Common sports injuries and their treatmentAcute and chronic injuries, RICE and safe icing, abrasions, blisters, cramp, open and closed fractures, sprains, ACL injuries, muscle tears, shin splints and injuries in rugby.Open →

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

• Sprain vs Strain

  Sprain: a stretch or tear of a ligament at a joint. Strain: a stretch or tear of muscle fibres.

• Acute injury vs Chronic injury

  Acute injury: damage that happens suddenly from a single event. Chronic injury: damage that develops gradually over time through overuse.

• Open fracture vs Closed fracture

  Open fracture: a broken bone that pierces the skin. Closed fracture: a broken bone with the skin left intact.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   Why must safety be planned into every fitness testing session?

   Model answer

   Many tests push performers to their limits, raising the risk of injury, fainting or cardiac problems. Health screening, close supervision and correct protocol keep that risk low.

2. 2

   How should a tester respond when a performer's PAR-Q reports chest pain during exercise?

   Model answer

   The performer must not take part in testing and should be referred to a doctor. Chest pain on exertion can signal a heart condition.

3. 3

   Why should a tester know about a performer's asthma before a fitness test?

   Model answer

   Hard exercise can trigger an asthma attack, and the reliever inhaler must be close at hand. A tester who knows about the condition can recognise and respond to an attack quickly.

4. 4

   Why must a thorough warm-up come before a maximal fitness test?

   Model answer

   A warm-up raises muscle temperature and heart rate gradually, so muscles contract more forcefully and are less likely to tear. A warm-up also makes the result more valid.

5. 5

   Why should a performer walk and stretch after the multi-stage fitness test rather than sit down at once?

   Model answer

   Stopping suddenly after maximal running lets blood pool in the legs, which can cause dizziness or fainting. An active cool-down keeps blood returning to the heart and helps clear lactic acid.

6. 6

   How is safe technique ensured during a 1RM test?

   Model answer

   A trained spotter stands by, and the load is increased in small steps with full rests. Any lift with poor technique is stopped and not counted.

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Is Safety and Risk Assessment in Training examined at AS in CCEA Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry?

Yes. It sits in AS 1, which you take in the first year, so it is on the AS paper as well as counting towards the full A level.

What does Safety and Risk Assessment in Training cover in CCEA AS-Level Sports Science and the Active Leisure Industry?

4 subtopics: safe practice during fitness tests and training, training equipment, clothing and risk assessment, first aid, medical emergencies and concussion and common sports injuries and their treatment. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Safety and Risk Assessment in Training organised?

By the CCEA 7210 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.