• Sports Medicine Syllabus

    Instructor:  Ms. DelGrippo

    Room: 300 CASH

    E-Mail: delgrippok@casdschools.org

     

    1. Class Rules
      1. Class begins at the bell. Students who are late to class must have a pass. 
      2. Be respectful when classmates are speaking.
      3. PROFANITY will NOT be tolerated.
      4. There is no use of electronic devices during this class. (Cell Phones, I-Pods, Digital cameras, Laptops, Tablets, etc.)
      5. No food or drink is allowed.
      6. Students are to abide by the Coatesville Area School District Student Handbook, and all disciplinary actions are in direct correlation with the Coatesville Area School District Discipline Policy.

     

    1. Requirements
      1. Education is a student’s right and responsibility.
      2. Students need to be prepared each class with a writing implement.

     

    • Late Work/Missing Assignments
      1. In case of an absence:
        1. Students are required to find out what assignments were missed from a classmate or the teacher.
        2. NOTE: Students are to copy missing notes from a classmate
    • TEST: Students will make- up missing test or quiz the returning day.
    1. PROJECT: Students will make up the missed project during a time agreed upon with the teacher.

     

    1. Course Outline
      1. CPR/First Aid
      2. Blood Borne Pathogens
      3. Concussions
      4. Introduction to Sports Medicine
      5. The Spine/Cervical Spine Injuries
      6. Ethics of Sport
      7. Drugs in Sport
      8. REHABILITATION/RICE Principle
      9. Injury Management
      10. The Hand, Wrist, Elbow
      11. The Upper Arm and Shoulder
      12. The Hip
      13. The Knee
      14. The Ankle
    2. Text
      1. Basic Athletic Training: An Introductory Course in the Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries. By: K. E. Wright and W. R. Whitehill
    3. Projects
      1. Injury Report
        1. Injury Specific report assigned by instructor
        2. Written Paper
    • Class Presentation
    1. Careers in Athletic Training
      1. Students select career option
      2. Written Paper
    • Class Presentation
    1. Sports Nutrition Eating Plan
      1. Sport or Athlete specific assigned by instructor
      2. Case Study Provided
    • Calculation of nutritious/caloric exchanges
    1. Develop a menu and/or eating plan
    2. Class presentation
    1. Drug in Sport Project
      1. Specific substance (legal or illegal) randomly assigned by instructor
      2. Written Paper
    • Class Presentation

     

    Student Signature and Date: _____________________________________________________________

    Parent Signature and Date: ______________________________________________________________