Sports Science
Sports Science Sports Science is a combination of sports medicine studies, health and nutrition of athletes, exercise and conditioning, and is branched into many different fields of careers. ... Sports science is not a field for one who does not like to work, but when in the field there are a lot of positive advantages. ... Physical therapists are guaranteed a steady flow of sports injury patients. ... (Gatorade Sports Institute) Muscular and non-muscular sport injuries are frequently related to each other. ... Should the problem persist, one should see their doctor, or a sports injury specialist. ... ( Micheli 23) One of the most common misconceptions in sports is that an athlete gets in shape by just playing or taking part in their chosen sport. ... The bottom line in sports conditioning and fitness training is stress. ... Majority of athletic trainers can be found in colleges, sports medicine clinics, professional sports teams, community colleges, fitness centers, high schools, and universities. ... A growing awareness of the important role athletic trainers can play in the prevention and treatment of sports and fitness related injuries will increase the demand for qualified individuals. ... (Gatorade Sports Institute) Exercise physiologists can describe and explain the functional changes that occur during and after exercise. ... (Gatorade Sports Institute) Under the watch of a physician, a sports medicine technician assists to the recognition, evaluation and treatment in injuries related to sports. Sports medicine technicians usually help prevent injuries in athletes and help athletes train and condition for their specific sport. A sports medicine technician should have the understanding of nutrition, sports psychology, emergency medical techniques, body mechanics, physiology and sports equipment. Job settings are usually school sports athletic departments, sports centers, health and fitness clubs, and community recreation programs. Usually the sports medicine technicians assists licensed or experienced athletic trainers in the treatment and prevention of sports injuries. ... (Gatorade Sports Institute) Amphetamines are probably the most popular drugs for increasing athletic performance. ... (Foss/Steven 498) As stated before Sports Science is a combination of many careers, fields of study and the nutrition of athletes. Without these vast varieties of areas and the people to study these such things, Sports Science would not exist, the importance of an athletes body would not be such an important tool to sports and there would be no injury prevention for an athlete to be aware of.