National Diploma in Sport Unit 17 Sports Nutrition AO5 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

8. 9. Explain and understand the importance of adequate hydration for sport Understand the potential impact on performance of dehydration Be aware of some hydration strategies to optimise performance

Your Task Using Microsoft publisher create a poster with the title Hydration You poster must include the following information What does hydration mean? What are electrolytes and why are they important to an athlete? What is wrong with just water? How can you calculate your own personal hydration needs? Why is hydration important to an athlete? What is dehydration? What effects can dehydration have on performance? What does the term gastric emptying mean and what effect will this have on performance? Can you describe fluid intake strategies for a sportsman before during and after a game? i.e. What should an athlete drink and when to maximise performance? 10. What are the three major types of hydration drink for sportsman? What are the advantages of each? 11. Troop (1994) carried out research on how best to hydrate for athletes, what were his main principles? How should the athlete use these principles?

This is a research task and as such you will need to find the information out yourselves Use a variety of sources of information from the internet to the text books in the PE classroom (note: these will help a lot!!!!!) Any resources used to find the information will need to be referenced to avoid plagiarism Date Completed: 15/06/12

Date set: 30/05/12 PASS

Candidates provide a basic explanation of the importance of fluid and electrolytes to the athlete. Their explanation includes limited information on the implications of dehydration on sport performance and health, the influence of beverage composition on gastric emptying, and fluid intake strategies before, during and after exercise to optimise performance. MERIT Candidates provide a detailed explanation of the importance of fluid and electrolytes to the athlete. Their explanation includes well-developed information on the implications of dehydration on sport performance and health, the influence of beverage composition on gastric emptying, and fluid intake strategies before, during and after exercise to optimise performance.

DISTINCTION

Candidates provide a comprehensive explanation of the importance of fluid and electrolytes to the athlete. Their explanation includes in-depth information on the implications of dehydration on sport performance and health, the influence of beverage composition on gastric emptying, and fluid intake strategies before, during and after exercise to optimise performance