Injured athlete in team sports : how to help the athlete psychologically through the injury
Turunen, Antti (2012)
Turunen, Antti
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302122260
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201302122260
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The project part of the Bachelor’s thesis was a guide called Injured athlete in team sport – How to help the athlete psychologically through the injury. The guide was primarily made for team sport coaches on competitive levels to help them to support their injured athletes.
The guide was made because the particular areas were seen to have a lack of knowledge. Team sport coaches may not have been pay attention enough for injured athletes psychological well being. Proper support from a coach to an injured athlete influences positively to the recovery process and the return to play may have better possibilities to be successful.
The purpose of this guide was to give coaches in team sports essential information about the athlete’s emotional responses to the injury, factors effecting to the emotional responses, and how the coach can support the athlete psychologically through the injury process.
This guide contains information about physical healing process, importance of quality medical personnel and a model of “treatment chain”. In the guide can also been found an opening for the athletes emotional responses to injuries, and factors influencing to the emotional responses to injuries. The main part of the guide deals coach support
types and how to use them. In the end of the guide the positive effects of injuries to the athletes – personal and athletic – life are dealt.
The guide was made because the particular areas were seen to have a lack of knowledge. Team sport coaches may not have been pay attention enough for injured athletes psychological well being. Proper support from a coach to an injured athlete influences positively to the recovery process and the return to play may have better possibilities to be successful.
The purpose of this guide was to give coaches in team sports essential information about the athlete’s emotional responses to the injury, factors effecting to the emotional responses, and how the coach can support the athlete psychologically through the injury process.
This guide contains information about physical healing process, importance of quality medical personnel and a model of “treatment chain”. In the guide can also been found an opening for the athletes emotional responses to injuries, and factors influencing to the emotional responses to injuries. The main part of the guide deals coach support
types and how to use them. In the end of the guide the positive effects of injuries to the athletes – personal and athletic – life are dealt.