PERS10140 Sports Injuries

Academic Year 2024/2025

Injuries are commonly sustained by people who participate in sport. Across sports, injuries are associated with significant participation loss, treatment costs, decreased team or individual performance, and long-term negative side-effects. The protection of player health and the prevention of sport-related injuries are key policy concerns of many national governing bodies of sport. Considering this, it is essential that all stakeholders (e.g., players, coaches, etc …) have a fundamental understanding of sports injuries, as well as their treatment and prevention.

This micro-credential is designed for those involved in amateur sports who want to learn more about the fundamentals of sports injuries.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

You will explore sports injuries through 8 key topics; by the end of this micro-credential we hope you will be able to:
1. Understand the negative impact that sports injuries can have on: (i) team/individual performance; (ii) athlete health
2. Describe the most common injuries sustained by people who participate in popular sports in Ireland (e.g., soccer, Gaelic football, hurling, rugby union)
3. Understand what a muscle injury is and how muscle injuries are treated
4. Understand what a ligament injury is and how ligament injuries are treated
5. Understand what a tendon injury is and how tendon injuries are treated
6. Describe the most common soft tissue injuries sustained by children, adolescent, and youth athletes
7. Understand the principles of injury prevention
8. Describe the effectiveness of injury prevention programs

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Online Learning

8
Total

88
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This micro-credential is delivered through the UCD online learning platform (Brightspace) and will consist of short video lectures, text, infographics, and specialist presentations.

A repository of resources will be available to support your learning, and as a UCD student, you will have full access to the library.

 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback individually to students post-assessment. Student will have the opportunity to seek feedback on their MCQ assessment performance.

Name Role
Mr Abdel Babiker Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Cailbhe Doherty Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Sinead Holden Lecturer / Co-Lecturer