For most athletes the pressure to perform in their sport, demands a large portion of time training which includes physical, emotional and mental. The feeling of not having enough time causes many athletes to push themselves beyond their physical limits. When physical limits are pushed the likelihood of sustaining injuries are increased leaving athletes temporarily or permanently out of the game. “If athletes are injured while on contract with the school and can no longer maintain their level of play from previous performances then they are kicked off the team” (Finkel et al., 2013). Athletes who are injured and kicked off the team lose their scholarships and lose their chance to be able to have a shot at playing professionally. Professional
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In the case of athletes it’s restoring them to good health. “The aim of the rehabilitation process is a two-fold focus; both physiological and psychological approaches are important for rehabilitation adherence and recovery” (Concannon...et al, 2012). In essence the physiological approach deals things that occur within the physical body; whereas, the psychological approach focuses on the mental aspect of a player. When going through the rehabilitation process if the body is healed but the mind is not then only a portion of the recovery process is done. There is a movie entitled “Just Wright” which provides a perfect example of this …show more content…
The encouragement, support, understanding from other may help an athlete cope with injuries. “Social support is grouped into three major categories: (a) emotional support, (b) informational support, and (c) tangible support” (Williams, 2010). Emotional Support involves listening without being judgement, comforting and challenging behaviors that are negative. Informational Support could mean helping them to learning about the injury, acknowledging fears, and working on ways to improve the skills. Tangible support is maybe spending time, getting expertise advice, or even sharing knowledge to help with the goal he or she is trying to reach. If we refer back to the example of the movie, then we can see all three elements of support were provided to the player to assist with in process of his
In the case of athletes it’s restoring them to good health. “The aim of the rehabilitation process is a two-fold focus; both physiological and psychological approaches are important for rehabilitation adherence and recovery” (Concannon...et al, 2012). In essence the physiological approach deals things that occur within the physical body; whereas, the psychological approach focuses on the mental aspect of a player. When going through the rehabilitation process if the body is healed but the mind is not then only a portion of the recovery process is done. There is a movie entitled “Just Wright” which provides a perfect example of this …show more content…
The encouragement, support, understanding from other may help an athlete cope with injuries. “Social support is grouped into three major categories: (a) emotional support, (b) informational support, and (c) tangible support” (Williams, 2010). Emotional Support involves listening without being judgement, comforting and challenging behaviors that are negative. Informational Support could mean helping them to learning about the injury, acknowledging fears, and working on ways to improve the skills. Tangible support is maybe spending time, getting expertise advice, or even sharing knowledge to help with the goal he or she is trying to reach. If we refer back to the example of the movie, then we can see all three elements of support were provided to the player to assist with in process of his