Course title
Advanced Sports Medicine and Exercise SciencePre-requisite
Introduction to Sports Medicine and Exercise ScienceCourse description
Course Description
Students enrolled in Advanced Sports Medicine and Exercise Science will spend 3 hours a week in the sports medicine lab and in the weight training room. In the lab; students will take a deep dive into the following areas:
-Injury assessment and evaluation protocol
-Body region-specific anatomy
-Body region-specific injury special testing
-Athletic taping and kinesiotaping
-CPR; First Aid; and AED
-Psychological skills assessments
-Functional movement screens
-Personal training concepts; techniques; and program design
In addition; students will spend 120 hours as Athletic Training Student Aides for the sports teams within the high school athletic department.
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Lab Descriptions
Lab: Personal Training Sessions
Unit: Once weekly throughout course
Description: Students will be paired with students from physical education class for the entirety of each semester. Initial sessions will consist of the pre-participation examination (to include exercise history; goal assessment; vitals; and body composition testing); baseline fitness testing (to include maximum strength; flexibility; body composition; and muscular endurance testing); functional movement screening; and a psychological skills questionnaire.†
Subsequent sessions will involve the creation; implementation; monitoring; documentation; and analysis of exercise regimens. Students will use intensity; frequency; volume; and rest as variables to stimulate overload and create physical progress. Once monthly; students will re-administer body composition; fitness; and functional movement screening to assess progress and effectiveness of current training regimen; which will inform the development of future sessions.†
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Lab: Vitals
Unit: Pre-Participation Examination
Description: Students will use measurement devices to measure their classmates?s vitals and other body metrics. This will include manual blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes to measure blood pressure; weight scales and tape measures to find Body Mass Index (BMI); and skinfold calipers to measure body fat percentage.
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Lab: Functional Movement Screen
Unit: Pre-Participation Examination
Description: Students will administer Functional Movement Screening; consisting of seven mobility; stability; and movement patterns to student-athletes on various sports teams at the high school. Students will record results and analyze patterns with movements deficiencies; as they correlate to type of sport and gender. Functional movement screening will be proctored again at the conclusion of their respective seasons.
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Lab: Psychological Skills Assessment
Unit: Sports Psychology
Description: Students will administer a Psychological Coping Skills Assessment to student-athletes on various sports teams at the high school. Students will record results and analyze patterns with coping skill deficiencies; as they correlate to type of sport. Psychological coping skill inventories will be proctored again at the conclusion of their respective seasons.
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Lab: CPR; First Aid; and AED Certification Refresher
Unit: CPR; First Aid; and AED
Description: Students will undertake a Red Cross refresher class for CPR; First Aid; and† AED. This will not serve as certification; in addition to their initial certification; but will allow students to work with manikins and AED trainers.
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Lab: Ankle Taping
Unit: Taping and Wrapping
Description: Students will learn how to perform a basic ankle tape job using spray adherent; heel-and-lace pads; pre-wrap; and athletic tape. Students will be given a teacher-led demonstration and then given ample time to practice the tape job. Students will demonstrate the basic ankle tape job; using an ankle taping rubric to determine proficiency.
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Lab: Wrist Taping
Unit: Taping and Wrapping
Description: Students will learn how to perform a wrist hyperextension-support tape job using spray adherent;† pre-wrap; and athletic tape. Students will be given a teacher-led demonstration and then given ample time to practice tape job. Students will demonstrate wrist hyperextension-support tape job; using a wrist taping rubric to determine proficiency.
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Lab: Kinesiotaping
Unit: Taping and Wrapping
Description: Students will learn how to perform a knee support kinesiology tape job. Students will be given a teacher-led demonstration and then given ample time to practice tape job. Students will demonstrate knee support kinesiology tape job; using a kinesiology taping rubric to determine proficiency.
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Lab: Ace Wrapping
Unit: Taping and Wrapping
Description: Students will learn how to perform a hip flexor wrap and shoulder support wrap; using ace wraps. Students will be given a teacher-led demonstration and then given ample time to practice wrapping jobs. Students will demonstrate both hip flexor wrap and shoulder support wrap; using an ace wrapping rubric to determine proficiency.
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Lab: Foot and Ankle Palpation and Range of Motion
Unit: Foot; Ankle; and Lower Leg
Description: Students will use skeletal and muscle models to identify bony and muscular landmarks of the foot; ankle; and lower leg; to include the malleoli; 5th metatarsal; calcaneus; achilles tendon; plantar fascia; tibialis anterior; tibia; distal fibula; and gastrocnemius. Students will then identify these landmarks on a fellow student. With the same classmate; students will use a goniometer to measure and document range of motion with the following motions - ankle inversion; ankle eversion; plantarflexion; dorsiflexion.
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Lab: Foot Special Tests
Unit: Foot; Ankle; and Lower Leg
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate foot-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the the Eversion Stress Test for deltoid ligament integrity; the Navicular Drop Test for foot eversion; and the Windlass Test for plantar fascia biomechanics.
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Lab: Ankle Special Tests
Unit: Foot; Ankle; and Lower Leg
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate ankle-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Anterior Drawer Test for mobility of the talocrural joint; Figure-8 Test for measuring ankle swelling; Kleiger?s Test for medial ankle sprains; the Talar Tilt Test for anterior talofibular ligament stability; and Thompson Test for Achilles tendon integrity.
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Lab: Knee Palpation and Range of Motion
Unit: The Knee
Description: Students will use skeletal and muscle models to identify bony and muscular landmarks of the knee; to include the patella; tibial tuberosity; femoral condyles;† fibular head; insertion attachments of the hamstring; patellar and quadriceps tendon; iliotibial band attachment; and vastus medialis; . Students will then identify these landmarks on a fellow student. With the same classmate; students will use a goniometer to measure and document range of motion with the following motions - knee flexion; knee extension; knee valgus motion; knee varus motion.
Lab: Knee Special Tests
Unit: The Knee
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate knee-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Anterior Drawer and Lachman?s Tests for Anterior Cruciate Ligament integrity; McMurray?s Test for meniscus tears; Muller?s Test for posterior cruciate ligament integrity; the Valgus Stress Test for medial collateral ligament Integrity; the Varus Stress Test for lateral collateral ligament integrity.
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Lab: Hip and Pelvis Palpation and Range of Motion
Unit: Hip and Pelvis
Description: Students will use skeletal and muscle models to identify bony and muscular landmarks of the hip; to include the iliac crest; posterior iliac spine; tensor fascia latae; and superior rectus femoris. Students will then identify these landmarks on a fellow student. With the same classmate; students will use a goniometer to measure and document range of motion with the following motions - hip flexion; hip extension; hip abduction; hip adduction; hip internal rotation; and hip external rotation.
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Lab: Hip and Pelvis Special Tests
Unit: Hip and Pelvis
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate hip-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Fulcrum Test for femoral stress fractures; the Leg Length Test; and the Trendelenburg Sign Test for hip dysfunction.
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Lab: Elbow; Wrist; and Hand Palpation and Range of Motion
Unit: The Elbow; Wrist; and Hand
Description: Students will use skeletal and muscle models to identify bony and muscular landmarks of the elbow; wrist; and hand; to include the olecranon; medial epicondyle;† lateral epicondyle; radius styloid process; ulnar styloid process biceps brachii; triceps brachii; and brachioradialis. Students will then identify these landmarks on a fellow student. With the same classmate; students will use a goniometer to measure and document range of motion with the following motions - wrist flexion; wrist extension; wrist abduction; and wrist adduction.
Lab: Elbow Special Tests
Unit: The Elbow; Wrist; and Hand
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate elbow-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Cozen?s Test for tennis elbow; the Elbow Valgus Test for ulnar collateral ligament integrity;†
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Lab: Wrist and Hand Special Tests
Unit: The Elbow; Wrist; and Hand
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate wrist-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Finkelstein Test for De Quervain?s disease; Tinel?s Test for carpal tunnel syndrome; and the Beighton Score for hypermobility.
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Lab: Shoulder Palpation and Range of Motion
Unit: The Shoulder
Description: Students will use skeletal and muscle models to identify bony and muscular landmarks of the shoulder; to include the clavicle; acromion process; sternoclavicular (SC) joint; deltoid; proximal biceps brachii; trapezius; and rhomboids. Students will then identify these landmarks on a fellow student. With the same classmate; students will use a goniometer to measure and document range of motion with the following motions - shoulder abductioN/Adduction; shoulder flexion/extension; shoulder lateral flexion/extension; shoulder internal/external rotation; scapular elevation/depression; and scapular retraction/protraction.
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Lab: Shoulder Special Tests
Unit: The Shoulder
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate shoulder-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Apprehension Test for glenohumeral stability; the Empty Can Test for the infraspinatus; the Hawkins-Kennedy Test and Neers Test for subacromial impingement syndrome; the O?Brien Test for labral lesions; and the Inferior Sulcus Test for laxity in the glenohumeral joint.
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Lab: Spine Palpation and Range of Motion
Unit: The Spine
Description: Students will use skeletal and muscle models to identify bony and muscular landmarks of the spine; to include the spinous processes; the sacroiliac joint; erector spinae; latissimus dorsi; and sternocleidomastoid. Students will then identify these landmarks on a fellow student. With the same classmate; students will use a goniometer to measure and document range of motion with the following motions - spinal flexion; spinal extension; lateral trunk flexion; and trunk rotation.
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Lab: Spine Special Tests
Unit: The Spine
Description: Students will learn and demonstrate spine-specific injury tests on classmates. Results of tests will be documented and compared to normal and abnormal results. Positive tests will not be expected. Tests include the Cervical Flexion-Rotation Test; the Halstead Test for thoracic outlet syndrome; the Bragard?s Sign to test for disc herniation; the Slump Test for altered neuro dynamics.
School country
United StatesSchool state
ArizonaSchool city
Fountain HillsSchool / district Address
16100 East Palisades Blvd.School zip code
85268Requested competency code
CTE Lab ScienceDate submitted
Approved
YesApproved competency code
- CTE
- Career and technical education
- LADV
- Advanced science
- LBIO
- Biology