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PSYCHOLOGY OF INJURY Week 11A (WHAT ARE THE 3 PHASES OF INJURY RECOVERY?,…

- - - - SO THEN WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THE AT-RISK ATHLETES?
        
        Teach preventive interventions
        (relaxation & stress mx)
        
        form athlete support groups
        
        reduce athletes' exposure to high risk activities (ie intervention)
- - - - But athletes should learn when to:
        
        ignore the pain
        
        listen to it (is it uncomfortable / painful?)
        
        Consequences:
        
        more injuries
        
        life-long suffering
        
        feeling of invulnerability which carries on to other aspects of life
        
        psychological problems (feeling like failure when unable to give 100%)
        
        Inability to cope with injuries
        
        Performance decrements due to:
        chronic fatigue, playing in pain, adjusting playing style to injury, short-lived careers
  - - - Behaviour shown to athletes by coaches/trainers:
        
        isolating athlete,
        
        not speaking to him,
        
        -ve body language suggesting athlete shld be guilty
        
        talk behind his back (not mentally tough / committed)
        
        WHY SUCH BEHAVIOUR?
        
        To speed up recovery
        
        But it fails coz it destroys athletes' trust in the coach (I care for you as an athlete not a person)
        
        Athlete becomes self-fulfilling prophecy, decides sport in unimportant