Category: Sports

The paper should be (a minimum of) 3 pages in length, plus a Title Page and Reference Page for a minimum total of 5 pages.
First, identify an important Issue related to sport psychology and describe that issue in detail during the first half of the paper. Then, in the paper’s second half, analyze the issue and suggest solutions. Analysis requires breaking a subject, issue, or event into its constituent elements, so that the assumptions or components are made clear and the relationships between them are made explicit.
Thus, through the analysis paper, the student demonstrates comprehension of the material being analyzed. In that Sport Psychology is interdisciplinary, you can borrow topics and subjects from other areas in which you have an interest, but we must be sure the topic relates to sports psychology.
Attached are sources you can/preferred to use.
You may also use the Internet for some of your material as long as you access scholarly resources and not popular media such as Sports Illustrated, Psychology Today, opinion .com sites or blogs, About.com sites or others that do summarizing for readers, abstracts without reading the full article, etc. NO WIKIPEDIA articles may be used for these papers or any other writing assignment in this course.
Never use bullet-points in crafting your narratives in the class.
All sources must be APA compliant and listed the “References” or Reference Page pages (not “Works Cited” or “Bibliography” – those aren’t APA format terms, and without the quotation marks) attached to the end of the papers.
You must also cite the material within the body of your paper, using the American Psychological Association (APA) format.
Papers are to be typed and double-spaced using Times New Roman 12-point font throughout, including the Title and Reference Pages. The pages should be full and margins should be no larger than 1″ on all sides. The APA compliant Title and Reference Pages are in addition to the (minimum) three-page length requirement.

Overview
In Module One, you identified a sport organization and the type of license or sponsorship you might sell. Now it is time to perform a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis to gain a better sense of your organization’s market position and potential value, and to inform your sponsorship pitch preparation. In Module Two, you will submit a one-page write-up with a SWOT analysis chart in which you assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for a potential sponsorship partner and recommend strategies for developing a good pitch to appeal to that partner.
SWOT Analysis: Create a SWOT analysis by identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your sports organization. Sales professionals must first be knowledgeable about the organization they are selling on behalf of. To thoroughly evaluate every possible strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat, you will need to conduct extensive research on your chosen sport organization. Assessing these organizational areas of excellence, as well as areas in need of improvement, will equip you with the necessary insight to formulate your sales strategy.
Prompt:
Create a SWOT Analysis: Each section should have a minimum of two factors listed:
Strengths: Identify at least two strengths of the sport organization, individual, team, or facility and its prospective value to a sponsorship partner.
Weaknesses: Identify at least two weaknesses of the sport organization, individual, team, or facility and its prospective challenges for a sponsorship partner.
Opportunities: Identify at least two opportunities of the sport organization, individual, team, or facility and its prospective value to a sponsorship partner.
Threats: Identify at least two threats of the sport organization, individual, team, or facility and its prospective challenges for a sponsorship partner.
Prospective Sponsorship Opportunity: Expand upon how the prospective sponsor you identified in the Module One journal assignment may benefit from both a strength and opportunity identified in your SWOT matrix.
What to Submit
Submit a one-page write-up as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Milestone One Rubric

Write a minimum one and a half page paper based off of the chapter reading on the history of physical activity participation from 1840-1900. Include what influenced physical activity participation, professions in physical activity, and scholarly knowledge. For example, did religion/church, periods of war, immigration or societal views affect these areas? Also include how perspectives of this time period has influenced certain perspectives about physical activity in present day.
1840-1900 Summarization
Participation (1-8 points)
Professions (1-8 points)
Scholarly Knowledge (1-8 points)
Present day influences (1-6 points)

Instructions
You are to develop an outline which will serve as a guide for your final project.
The final project consists of two parts: a video presentation about an injury (Assignment 2, week 7) and a home exercise program handout for that injury (Assignment 3, Week 8)
Use the template that I have created for you for this assignment.
You are to use any combination of full sentences and/or phrases at each level of your outline to present your ideas for this paper.
The outline must be free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
The outline must be submitted as a Word document.
The file you submit must be titled as follows: LastnameFirstinitial_425_Outline (e.g., SmithJ_425_Outline)
PowerPoint Presentation Outline
I. INTRODUCTION OF THE INJURY
A. Common Causes of the Injury
1. List each common cause individually under a separate letter
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
B. Population Mostly Affected
1. List the population(s) most affected individually under a separate letter.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
C. Descriiption of the Injury
1. Describe the injury. You must use correct medical terminology and not slang.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
II. STRUCTURES
A. Types
1. List the types of structures involved.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
B. Joints
1. List the joints
a. List each joint under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
C. Anatomy
1. Bones
a. List each bone individually under separate letters.
2. Muscles
a. List each muscle individually under separate letters.
3. Tendons
a. List each tendon individually under separate letters.
4. Ligaments
a. List each ligament individually under separate letters.
5. Bursa
a. List each burse individually under separate letters. If there are no bursa, then
state this joint does not have bursa.
6. Add numbers if needed for more content
II. FUNCTIONS OF THE STRUCTURE
A. Ranges of Motion
1. List each range of motion individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
B. Relationship to the Rest of the Human Body
1. List each relationship to the human body individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
C. Other Functions
1. List any other functions individually under separate letters. If there are no other
functions, then state None.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
III. MECHANISMS OF INJURY OR COMMON MECHANISMS
A. Common Causes of the Injury
1. List each causation to your injury individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
B. Mechanisms Behind the Causes
1. List each mechanism individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
IV. EXPECTED HEALING TIME
A. Time to Heal
1. List the time to heal individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
B. Actions that Regress Healing
1. List the actions to regress healing individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
C. Actions that May Impede Healing
1. List the actions that may impede healing individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
D. Action that Promote Healing
1. Therapeutic Aids
a. List the therapeutic aids individually under separate letters.
2. Medicines
a. List the medicines individually under separate letters.
3. Add numbers if needed for more content
V. OTHER ASPECTS THAT CAN DELAY HEALING
A. Common Causes of Delays in Healing
1. List the common causes individually under separate letters.
2. Add numbers if needed for more content
B. Types of Surgeries
1. Open Surgery
a. List the various forms of open surgeries by name individually under
separate letters.
2. Arthroscopic Surgery
a. List the various types of arthroscopic surgery by name individually
under separate letters.
3. Robotic
a. List the various types of robotic surgery by name individually under
separate letters.
4. Add numbers if needed for more content
C. Healing after Surgery
1. Time Required (based on the average person).
a. List this under a separate letter.
2. Expectations of Activities During Healing
a. List each expectation under a separate letter.
3. Add numbers if needed for more content
VI. SURGICAL SYNOPSIS
1. Add numbers if needed for more content
VII. FIRST DAY OF REHABILITATION
A. Actions on the First Day
1. List each action that is taken in the first day of rehabilitation and list them
individually under separate letters.
B. Exercises that will be Recommended
1. Type
a. Range of Motion
i. List each range of motion individually under separate letters.
b. Flexibility
i. List each flexibility individually under separate letters.
c. Strength
i. List each strength individually under separate letters.
d. Functional
i. List each functional exercise individually under separate
letters.
2. Frequency
a. How Often Exercises Will be Performed
i. List the frequency here in letter i.
3. Intensity
a. Sets
i. List the sets here in letter i.
b. Repetitions
i. List the repetitions in letter i.
4. Time
a. Time Span that Exercises will be Performed
5. Periodical Assessment of Progress
a. When will the Athlete’s Injury and Progress be Assessed for Progress?
b. What Will You Do if the Athlete Demonstrates Progress in Their
Rehabilitation?
c. What Will You Do if the Athlete Does Not Demonstrate Progress in Their
Rehabilitation?
VIII. RETURN TO FUNCTION EXPECTATIONS
A. Time Span
a. Average Time that it Takes to Get Back to ‘Normal’
B. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
a. How ADLS Will be Affected while Rehabilitation Occurs
C. Assistance and Support Required
a. Who and What is Needed to Help Promote Healing
D. Medications
a. What Medications May be Necessary while Healing is Taking Place
IX. CONCLUSION
A. This final section will offer a brief summary of all the information for this musculoskeletal injury.
References
References used to fill out this outline and develop your presentation must be listed in the reference page.
https://myclassroom.apus.edu/d2l/le/dropbox/117443/354281/DownloadAttachment?fid=28786155

Review the following video regarding Load Transfer and Center of Gravity.
SIMPLIFIED BASIC BIOMECHANICS – Center of Mass#Gravity#Line (Transcriipt can be accessed at the host site) https://youtu.be/HZjve0NCX5Y
Define Center of Gravity and explain how to locate an object’s center of gravity and why it is important to Human athletic performance?

Instructions
This assignment will initiate the Final Project (WK8) process.
Read the Final Project Instructions, located in the Week 8: Final Project (wk8) Assignment area before you choose a movement pattern within a sport.
Begin by selecting a specific, dynamic, movement pattern in a sport.
For example… A volleyball spike, Basketball jump shot, Slap shot, Soccer Dribble, Breast Stroke, High Jump, Football or Rugby Tackle, etc.
This will be the focus of your final project. You will be expected to locate a novice subject (person) to use in your final project to compare to an expert performing the movement.
Two Subjects – 1, Expert/Pro and 2, Novice/Beginner.Keep this in mind as you choose your Movement Pattern.

You may NOT CHOOSE: Any weight lifting activity, including Olympic Weight lifting events. (We will work with these events as a class) It must be a dynamic sport movement.
National Governing Bodies, specifically from other countries where government dollars support athlete training for Olympic events, provide research into proper performance and biomechanics of a specific movement pattern. Therefore, Olympic events and movements within those events are easily researched and a plethora of information can be found regarding all types of sport specific movements. Be creative and choose a movement that is fun and allows for a broad understanding of Sport Biomechanics.
Team USA, http://www.teamusa.org , is a great place to start a search for an event and movement.
Select “Sports” and choose “Summer”, “Winter”, or “U.S. Paralympics” to discover a broad range of sports and events.
Assignment Instructions:
1. In a word document titled: YourLastName_FirstNameInitial_SPHE324_SectionTitle_MovementPattern.Docx
2. Submit a cover page for the assignment and include the following:
Date: Month, day, year
Your Name: Last, First
Course Name, year, and Section: EXAMPLE – “SPHE324 Biomechanics 2032 WINB001”
Instructor’s Name and Credentials: EXAMPLE – “Sally Smith, Ph.D.”
Movement Pattern: EXAMPLE – “Sweeping a Rock”
3. On the next page, submit your Movement Pattern Selection and provide the reason why you chose it for your Final Project. 2-4 paragraphs with 2-5 sentences per paragraph.
4. On a new page, list and describe 2 journals and 3 industry leaders (websites, magazines, video) from which you expect to find peer and industry reviewed articles and content that includes accepted and correct skill techniques for this motion. List these 5 resources with correct APA criteria. (For example: Do not simply cut and paste a link to a youtube video, provide the APA required Author, year of publication, title along with the link, and provide a brief descriiption of the source and why it is relevant to your Final Project Movement Pattern.)
https://myclassroom.apus.edu/content/enforced/117143-725143/Week%202/Assignment%20Tools%20Week%202/SPHE324%20Assignment%201%20Week%202%20Final%20Project%20Movement%20Pattern%20Selection.pdf
Final Project
Assignment Instructions:
In a simple word document. 3-5 pages (not including your corrected and updated week 6 Coaching Analysis Chart(s) – CAC. Attach as a separate file).
1. In an APA formatted word document titled and saved as: YourLastName_FirstNameInitial_SPHE324_SectionTitle_Final Project.Docx
2. Submit a cover page for the assignment and include the following:
Date: Month day, year
Your Name: Last, First
Course Name, year, and Section: SPHE324 Biomechanics 2024 WINB001
Instructor’s Name and Credentials: Sally Smith, Ph.D.
Movement Pattern: “Sweeping a Rock”
Final Project should include:
I. Introduction
Within the introduction inform the audience (your instructor) of the purpose of your paper and provide a summary of what topics you will discuss, using the outline provided below. Your introduction should be 3 – 4 paragraphs consisting of 3- 5 sentences each.
A. Identify selected and approved specific and dynamic movement pattern within a sport skill.
For example… A volleyball spike, Basketball jump shot, Slap Shot, Soccer Dribble, Breast Stroke, High Jump, etc
You may NOT CHOOSE: Any weight lifting activity, including Olympic Weight lifting events. It must be a dynamic sport movement.
B. Provide a brief history of the sport and your chosen movement pattern.
C. Explain the intentions of this paper and provide your audience with direction.
II. Provide a detailed descriiption of how to perform the movement correctly.
This is to be determined by researching how to do it properly, not using your personal experience. Correct movements must be described using proper industry and biomechanical terms. This correct movement should be showcased in the movement of your first subject – the Expert/Professional.
Peer reviewed journal research will be conducted on how to perform the movement and will be your primary sources for this project. Videos and magazine/website articles are supplementary sources and are usually the result of the research articles.
How to perform the movement properly will come from industry leaders. For example, there are videos on how to dive correctly produced by Stanford Diving, MLB will produce videos on how to hit a baseball, WNBA will produce instructional videos on a jump shot. USA Volleyball or the IFVB will produce lectures and videos on proper spiking form. YouTube videos or other videos from the Internet can be used to assist you with this portion of the project as long as they are from an industry leader in the sport. Reminder: these videos may not break down a movement into all of the expected biomechanical elements, you must do this. * See weekly Quiz terms for expected elements of discussion.
*** If you have trouble accessing research articles and/or text books through our library – not a simple Internet search – let your Instructor know. They will help you contact the library for assistance with journals we currently do not have access to. *** If you cannot find 1-3 articles on your movement, it may be too specific and you may want to look for another movement in a different sport or within the same sport.
III. Identify and describe your two subjects and define and describe your data gathering methods.
A. Identify/Describe the Expert/Pro Subject
In this area explain how and why you chose your Expert/Pro Subject for this project.
B. Identify/Describe the Novice/Beginner Subject
In this area explain how and why you chose your Novice/Beginner Subject for this project.
Your Novice/Beginner subject can be an athlete from another sport who wants to learn this movement, or an amateur in the sport you are observing.
C. Define and Describe your data gathering methods
Use the week 6 discussion and the week 7 assignment feedback to complete this section.
IV. Biomechanical Analysis, your Expert/Pro & your Novice/Beginner performing the movement.
Hint: Describe the movements you observed in biomechanical terms (see weekly quizzes for expected terms).
A. Video or Photos of Expert/Pro
See Assignment Week 6 for details on Video and Photo requirements.
B. Video or Photos of Novice/Beginner
See Assignment Week 6 for details on Video and Photo requirements.
C. Biomechanical Analysis of Expert/Pro
1-3 Paragrpahs explaining your CAC analysis and directing your audience to your completed CAC*.
See SPHE324-4 Bartlett, Roger. 2002. Sports Biomechanics : Reducing Injury and Improving Performance. Part Two Chapter 5, Specifically 5.4 Kinesological analysis of Sports Movements & 5.4.3 The Analysis Chart, Part Two Chapter 8, Specifically 8.2 Technique Assessment Models and their Limitations in Feedback & Figure 8.6 Coaching Analysis Chart.
*Direct your audience to your final project movement specific, completed Novice Beginner, CAC. You created the template in week 6 discussion and week 7’s Assignment. This Document should be submitted as a unique document titled: YOURNAME_CAC_MOVEMENT PATTERN_CourseSection_Date (It can be in the format that you used for the week 6 Discussion and week 7 submission.) You will need one document for this analysis.
D. Biomechanical Analysis of Novice/Beginner
1-3 Paragrpahs explaining your CAC analysis and directing your audience to your completed CAC*.
See SPHE324-4 Bartlett, Roger. 2002. Sports Biomechanics : Reducing Injury and Improving Performance. Part Two Chapter 5, Specifically 5.4 Kinesological analysis of Sports Movements & 5.4.3 The Analysis Chart, Part Two Chapter 8, Specifically 8.2 Technique Assessment Models and their Limitations in Feedback & Figure 8.6 Coaching Analysis Chart.
*Direct your audience to your final project movement specific, completed, Novice/Beginner CAC. You created the template in week 6 discussion and week 7’s Assignment. This Document should be submitted as a unique document titled: YOURNAME_CAC_MOVEMENT PATTERN_CourseSection_Date (It can be in the format that you used for the week 6 Discussion and week 7 submission.) You will need one document for this analysis.
V. Compare and Contrast your Novice/Beginner to the Expert/Pro
After observing the Novice/Beginner compare and contrast their performance, in biomechanical terms, with that of the industry standard of performance and that of your Expert/Pro (see ESPN’s Sports Science guy videos for examples of a breakdown analysis).
A. Movement & Performance Similarities
B. Movement & Performance Differences
C. Feedback to Improve Performance of Novice/Beginner subject
D. Feedback to Prevent Injury of Novice/Beginner subject
Recommendations for sport specific improvements must be within your area of expertise. Recommendations are only applicable if they come from industry trained professionals. For example, in USA volleyball there are three levels of coaching certification. Only coaches with an IMPACT training CAP I certification are approved as “knowing the basic instructional methods” as recommended by USA volleyball. If you do not currently have the necessary experience to allow for specific coaching/feedback you can direct your subject to the industry standards but refrain from offering coaching.
VI. Conclusion
Summarize the main topics of your paper and remind the audience (your instructor) of the purpose of your paper. In 1 – 3 paragraphs consisting of 3- 5 sentences each. Do not add any additional information or new ideas to your conclusion.
Formatting
Your paper should have at least 1-3 peer reviewed journal references and 3-5 outside sources HINT: These can and should include your required readings that should include your required readings, to assist with your arguments (must be reputable sources for your sport). Please see descriiption in class for rubric.
Plagiarism in any form is not acceptable. Plagiarism is subject to current APUS policies.
Gather the data and place it in your own words… cite the ideas that come from others (Johnson, 2016). If it is a “direct quotation, and I suggest you use these sparingly” (para.3), be sure to place a page or paragraph number directly after the quotation (Johnson, 2016). “If the direct quote is your whole sentence, then apply the page or paragraph number, for a web page, at the end of the in text citation after the year” (Johnson, 2016, p.5). Periods go after the in text citation.
Your required course paper should be between 8-10 pages in length. The title page or reference pages are not included in this number. The paper should be presented in APA format and double spaced.
You must have approval of your Dynamic Sport Specific Movement Pattern (topic) by your Instructor prior to beginning this assignment.

Identify an activity that you could use for patient with the recent low back injury. Include a four step progression of the exercise. You may choose to include interventions using core stabilization exercises, aquatic therapy, Swiss ball or foam roller activities.
Please cite the sources of your information!
Think of this as a “real life” classroom where we are having an open discussion. Playing devil’s advocate and questioning classmates is very much acceptable in order to promote discussion!

A 40-year-old female competitive tennis player has right shoulder pain that has worsened over the past several weeks. She usually has pain in the beginning of her warm-ups, but once she is warmed up, she is able to play without pain. However, her pain is significant within about 2 hours of finishing a match. Her pain is primarily in the deltoid insertion. She has been examined by a sports medicine physician who has recommended a course of strengthening prior to resuming playing tennis again. Her imaging studies indicate she has inflammation, but no structural damage to the shoulder complex. On examination of the patient has full range of motion except that she lacks approximately 20° of external rotation. She has a rounded shoulder posture. Her glenohumeral rotators and abductors are weak. She has mild winging of her right scapula.

You currently believe that her posture is a contributing factor to her problem. What instructions can be provided to help her address the cause? What exercises would reinforce the efforts to address/change her posture? What soft tissue changes would you expect this patient to have, and what will need to be treated? Please cite the sources of your information!
Think of this as a “real life” classroom where we are having an open discussion. Playing devil’s advocate and questioning classmates is very much acceptable in order to promote discussion!
If the instructor asks you a question in your initial post thread, a thoughtful reply is expected (and part of your discussions grade). There is no word count expectation for these replies; the goal is to show reflection and application of the concepts being learned.

There are two threads this week (below). You may post to one or both threads; you need a total of 6 posts.
Thread 1: Knee
There are two soccer players with knee injuries. One has an isolated ACL sprain and the other has an isolated MCL sprain. Neither injury requires surgery, and there are no other structures injured. What types of precautions should be taken during the rehabilitation process with each injury? How would the rehabilitation programs differ? How would they be similar? Please cite the sources of your information!
Discussion Guidelines
THIS IS A THREADED DISCUSSION!
Thread 2: Knee Exercises
In this discussion, please list any exercises you feel are pertinent for the knee. Provide a brief descriiption of the exercise, when it is appropriate to use in the rehabilitation process, variations of the exercise, and the function of the exercise. Please cite the sources of your information (including photos, videos, handouts)!
This will help everyone in their development of rehabilitation sheets at the end of class!

There are two threads this week (below). You may post to one or both threads; you need a total of 6 posts.
THREAD 1: Foot/ankle Injury
A 16-year-old volleyball player jumped up for a spike and landed on another player’s foot, causing an inversion sprain to the right ankle three days ago. She felt a pop and had immediate swelling. She is unable to bear weight on the ankle at the time. She denies any previous ankle injury. X-rays were negative, but the patient was placed on crutches, with weight-bearing to tolerance. She has self-treated with ice and elevation for the past three days, and comes to the AT today to start a rehabilitation program. So far she has performed only alphabet exercises because it was too painful for her to do anything else. She is able to place about 25 pounds of weight on the foot is standing before she complained of pain on the lateral ankle and above the joint. Her pain is located over the lateral ankle. She has moderate swelling of the ankle, foot, and toes, with ecchymosis over the midfoot to the toes. She is able to wiggle her toes through about 50% of normal motion. Ankle range of motion is at 45° of plantar flexion, 10° of inversion with pain, 10° of eversion, and -10° dorsiflexion. She is unable to bear weight on the foot, you can assess antigravity strength of the calf. You’re easily able to overcome of plantar flexion with manual resistance. Eversion is 4/5. Soft tissue mobility is limited by the edema present.
List, in order of priority, what the problems are and establish short-term and long-term goals for each of them.
What kind of treatment is appropriate for the patient today?
What home instructions should the patient be given?
What precautions should she be given?
What guidelines should be used for deciding when she can begin resistive weight-bearing exercise?
List three agility exercises the athlete can be given later in her rehabilitation program (when she is ready to begin them)?
What type of functional testing can be used prior to return to full activity?
Please cite the sources of your information!
Think of this as a “real life” classroom where we are having an open discussion. Playing devil’s advocate and questioning classmates is very much acceptable in order to promote discussion!
If the instructor asks you a question in your initial post thread, a thoughtful reply is expected (and part of your discussion grade). There is no word count expectation for these replies; the goal is to show reflection and application of the concepts being learned.
Discussion Guidelines
THIS IS A THREADED DISCUSSION!
THREAD 2: Foot/Ankle Exercises
In this discussion, please list any exercises you feel are pertinent for the foot and ankle. Provide a brief descriiption of the exercise, when it is appropriate to use in the rehabilitation process, and the function of the exercise. Please cite the sources of your information (including photos, videos, handouts)!
This will help everyone in their development of rehabilitation sheets at the end of class!
For example
Marble pick up… picking up marbles with the toes…. concentric and isometric contraction of foot and ankle flexors
making it more challenging: distance of holding the marble