Managing one’s stress through individual, dual and team sports

776 BC

Stress – a feeling being under abnormal pressure

Two types of stress

Eustress – stress that leads to a positive response

Distress – the negative version of stress

STRESS – increase workload

-Transitional period
-An argument we have with our family
-New and existing financial worries

Common symptoms

BODY MOOD
-Headache -Restlessness
-Chest pain -Fear and anxiety
-Weakness -Frequent mood swings
-Insomnia -Lack of focus

BEHAVIOUR
-Over eating or under eating unlike other days
-Social withdraw
-Misuse of drugs, alcohol, tobacco

Tips to manage stress

-Eat well
-Make time for hobbies
-Exercise slow-down talk about your problem
-Relax your muscle
-Take a break
-Deep breathing
-Go easy on your self
-Eliminate your triggers

Type of sports

Sports is an activity that requires physical actions and skills where individual or teams
compete under a set of rules

INDIVIDUAL SPORTS, DUAL SPORTS and TEAM SPORTS

INDIVIDUAL SPORTS – sports played alone and without teammates

-Baking -Swimming
-Golfing -Ice skating
-Archery -Darts
ATHLETICS IN RELATION TO HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS
Running events
-body position of the sprinter
-body position of the distance runner

Sprinter
-gifted with a larger number of fast-twitch muscle fibers
-participate in high-intensity exercise for short period of time
-naturally more muscular and have a bigger build than long-distance runners
-start from standing position
-in the 1880s crouch start invented
-rule became start with both feet and hands on the track
-adjustable starting block aided the quick start which is critical in the sprint

Endurance athletes or long-distance

-have 90-95 percent slow-twitch muscle fibers
-slow-twitch fiber are slighter and less powerful
-more resilient to fatigue
-rely on oxygen to function properly
-well suitable for long-duration aerobic activities

SPRINT LONG-DISTANCE
 100 METER DASH  800 METER RUN
 200 METER DASH  1500 METER RUN
 400 METER DASH  3000 METER RUN
 5000 METER RUN

Usain Bolt the fastest man in history with world record time of 9.58 sec
Florence Griffity- Joyner the fastest woman in history with world record time of 10.49 sec

THE HURDLES
Hurdling – barriers
Relay – per team 4x100/ 4x400 meter

Jumping events
High jump – easiest
Long jump – broad jumping ( hitch kick ) technique
Pole vault – toughest
Triple jump – half step jump

Throwing events
Discus – plate like or round disc
- Speed
- Technique
- Strength

Jarelin – spear ( implement ) 208 BC

Shot put – piece of spherical ball throwing

- Slide or glide
- Spin or rotational

Hammer throw – metal ball attached to a handle