3.1.3.5 Effective use of warm up and cool down

A warm up should include a gradual pulse raiser and what else?

• Stretching

• Team support

• Mental preparation

• Skill based practices

• A positive mindset

An effective warm up increases the amount of oxygen delivered to the working muscles

• True

• False

Which of these are benefits of a warm up?

• Psychological preparation

• Injury prevention

• Self-confidence

• Increased range of movement

• Resilience

An important part of a cool down is ...

• Keeping your body temperature low

• Stretching

• Using the correct equipment

• DOMS

When cooling down we need to ensure that we ...

• Over-stretch

• Wear a heart rate monitor

• Maintain elevated breathing and heart rate

• Follow guidelines

An effective cool down ...

• Allows the body to recover

• Removes lactic acid/CO2/waste products

• Prevents DOMS

• Should last 20 minutes

When warming up which type of stretch is most effective?

• Dynamic

• Static

• Isotonic

• Isometric

Which element is a skill based practice in a football warm up?

• Running for 5 minutes

• A small passing drill

• stretching with a ball

• Resistance band stretching