Summary
Injury prevention is not based solely on physical or biomechanical factors. Psychological dimensions, particularly personality traits, play a central role in how athletes perceive risk, engage in action, and regulate their level of activation.
This course offers a clear, practical model for calibrated risk-taking. It helps participants see how some traits can push athletes out of their best zone. It also shows how this can raise the risk of injury. Using a simple framework, participants will learn to spot at-risk profiles. The framework includes activation zones, danger zones, and the optimal performance zone. Participants will also practice preventive interventions.
Made for health and sport performance professionals, this course offers practical tools. These tools help predict high-risk situations and tailor interventions. It also supports lasting performance and lowers injury rates.
Objectives
- Understand the psychological mechanisms that contribute to an increased risk of injury in athletes.
- Explain the concept of calibrated risk-taking and the different activation zones associated with performance and injury.
- Identify key personality traits that influence risk perception and motor control.
- Recognize danger zones specific to different personality profiles (e.g., extroverted, anxious, perfectionist).
- Adapt clinical, training, or coaching interventions to help athletes remain within an optimal activation zone.
- Integrate a preventive psychological approach into the overall management of injury risk.
Course Content
Target professionals
Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner’s license or regulation. Continuing education courses should not be taken by people who are not licensed or regulated.This does not apply when they are part of a specific plan of care. By participating in this course, the participant agrees to respect his/her professional scope of practice.
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