Contingency Plan

Netball Match

•   Not enough players- If the team hasn't got enough players then ask the opposition if it would still be okay to play the match. If it the opposite and the other team hasn't got enough player still play the game but do not count the points and have a rematch when there will be enough players.
•     Sports hall occupied- If the sports hall is in use then go out to the outside courts and play on the outside courts.
•   Weather- If the spots hall is in use and we have to use the outside courts and the weather is bad then there will have to be a rematch.
•    Injury- If injury occurs in the match ensure that the coach has subs to take place of the injured player.

Risk Assessment

General Risk Assessment Form

Date: 27/03/13                    Assessed by: Megan Kew                Location: Sports Hall

Event: Netball                           

Activity	Hazard	Persons in danger	Severity (s) 1-10	Likelihood (L) 1-10	Result (SxL)	Control Measures
Setting up netball posts	·         Manual handling ·         Broken netball post ·         Injury	·         Coach ·         Players	3	3	9	·         Ensure that the coach has told the players on how to put up the netball posts ·         Do not use broken equipment ·         Ensure that the coach can observe the players putting up the posts and give out instructions.
Warm Up	·         Injury ·         Slippery Surface ·         Water bottles ·         Benches	·         Players ·         Coach	4	3	12	·         Ensure that all benches are out of the way of the netball court (in storage) ·         Put all water bottles In the corner of the sports hall so they are out of the way so no one trips over and fall over them ·         The coach needs to ensure that all the players have warmed up correctly so injury doesn’t occur when playing the game. ·         Also that all players have the correct footwear on so they do not slip and the players have correctly tied their shoes.
Netball Match	·         Injury ·         Slippery floor ·         Walls	·         Players	3	2	6	·         Players have the correct foot wear and they have tied them correctly ·         Ensure that the players have warmed up

Key

Low Risk 0-20

Medium Risk 20-40

High Risk 40+

Power, speed and agility- The T-test

Sometimes you need to test for a combination of physical and motor-fitness skills. The t-test is a measure of an athlete’s power, speed and agility. This test is excellent for athletes involved on sport that require sprinting and quick changes of direction eg) tennis, squash, rugby, football and netball.

You will require the following equipment:

•        4 cones or markers
•       Stopwatch
•        Flat surface such as a running track or sports hall
•       Tape measure

•     Warm up by jogging/running for five minutes
•      Start at point A to the left of the cone
•      Person recording the time shout “GO” and start timing using the stopwatch
•     Sprint to point B ad touch the cone
•     Side step to the left and touch cone C. He/she must stay facing forward and not let their feet cross over
•      Side step 10 yards to the right and touch cone D
•     Side step 5 yards to the left and touch cone B
•     Run backwards to the start position passing cone A- person timing stops the stopwatch
•     The athlete has to rest and repeats the test
•      The test is invalid if the athletes does not touch the cone, crosses their feet or stops facing forward
•         Take the athlete’s best score and assess it against the table below

Name	Attempt time 1 (seconds)	Attempt time 2 (seconds)	Mean
Millie	11.5	12	11.75
Darby	10	11.5	10.75

		Time in seconds
Male	Competitive athletes	10
	Recreational athletes	10.5
	Sedentary athletes	11.1
Female	Competitive athletes	10.8
	Recreational athletes	12.5
	Sedentary athletes	13.5

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/images/t-test.gif [accessed online] [March 25^th 2013]

The vertical jump test

Power is the production of strength at speed and can be seen when we throw an object or perform a sprint start. We look here at the vertical jump test. This test of power with the aim being to see how high the athlete can jump. It is important that you find a smooth wall with a ceiling higher than the athlete can jump. A sports hall or squash court is ideal. The test is conducted in the following way.

•      The athlete rubs chalk on their fingers
•       They stand about 15cm away from the wall
•      With their feet flat on the floor they reach as high as they can and make a mark on the wall
•       The athlete then rubs more chalk on their fingers
•      They bend their knees to 90 degrees and jump as high as they can up into the air
•          At the top of their jump they make a second chalk mark with their fingertips
•      The trainer measures the differences between their two marks; this is their standing-jump score
•     This test is best done three times so the athlete can take the best of their three jumps

Rating

	Males (cm)	Females (cm)
Excellent	>70	>60
Very Good	61-70	51-60
Above average	51-60	41-50
Average	41-50	31-40
Below average	31-40	21-30
Poor	21-30	11-20
Very poor	<21	<10

Categories for power scores (adapted from Franklin, 2000 within Stafford-Brown&Rea, 200)

Name	Attempt 1 (cm)	Attempt 2 (cm)	Attempt 3 (cm)	Mean	Rating
Millie	20	19	21	20	Poor
Darby	25	27	28	26	Below Average

http://teachers.saschina.org/mspudongpe/files/2008/02/vertical-jump.jpg [Accessed online] [March 25^th 2013]

Reaction Time Test

• ·         Get a 30 cm ruler
• ·         One person holds the ruler near the 30cm mark and hangs it vertically
• ·         The other person places their thumb and index finger either side of the 0cm mark ready to catch it when it falls- their fingers shouldn't touch the ruler
• ·         Without warning the person holding the ruler lets go and the subject tries to catch the ruler as soon as possible- to prevent guessing, vary the time before letting go.
• ·         The level(in cm) just above the subjects first finger where the ruler was caught is recorded
• ·         The same person is tested five times and the mean average of their results is calculated (add all five numbers together divide by five)
• ·         Swap over and test your partner

Name	1st attempt	2nd attempt	3rd attempt	4th attempt	5th attempt	Average	Reaction time (ms)	Rating
Millie	16 cm	11.5 cm	19 cm	18 cm	14 cm	15.7 cm	170	Excellent
Darby	17 cm	13 cm	18 cm	15cm	11 cm	14.8 cm	170	Excellent

Results

From the table below the ‘mean catch distance’ on the ruler can be converted into a ‘mean reaction time in milliseconds’. 1 millisecond is one thousandth of a second.

	Distance- reaction	Time conversion	table
Catch Distance	Reaction Time (millisecond)	Catch Distance (cm)	Reaction Time (millisecond)
1	50	16	180
2	60	17	190
3	70	18	190
4	80	19	200
5	90	20	200
6	100	21	210
7	120	22	210
8	130	23	220
9	140	24	220
10	140	25	230
11	150	26	230
12	160	27	230
13	160	28	240
14	170	29	240
15	170	30	250

Reaction Time (milliseconds)	Rating
0-50	Ultra-Fast
50-130	Superb
131-175	Excellent
176-200	Good
201-240	Average
241-250	Fair
251+	Slow

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/images/quickstick.jpg [accessed online] [March 25^th 2013]