Sailing+Peter+Zimmermann

1. Describe the physical attributes needed to be successful in this sport. These should be in full sentences describing specific senses, muscle groups, and mental control necessary to be the best. Olympic sailors must have extremly good balance. They must also have strong knees and very strong core muscles.It is also imporant to have lots of upper body strength. You need to have fast reflexes and strong concentraition to be a sailor so you can react to the wind and water faster and so you know when and how much you need to adjust the sail on the fly if you need to. 2. Describe the nutritional requirements needed by this type of athlete. Post a link to the page(s) you found your information. Sailors have to have a good diet that involves lots of protein. They especially should eat protein after they work out so they don't feel as tired the next day. They should eat meat the day to recover better too. The day before the compettion sailors should eat lots of fruits and vegetables. [] 3. List the three most common injuries to an athlete in this sport. The most common minor injuries are just bruises,sprains, and cuts. The serious injuries are concussions, arm and leg tendon adn ligament damage, and arm or leg fractures. Sailors also get some next injuries.

4. Describe how the five aspects of health apply to a person competing in this sport. To be a good Sailor. you need to have very good physical health so you can compete at the highest level and succed. Sailors cant get tired becaue if they fall of they fall of the boat or slow down, they can seriously hurt their chances at medaling. Sailors must have good mental and emotioanl health so they can stay focusd while sailing. Sailors need good social health so they can work with his or her partner when sailing.also need do stay in a good state of mind and block out all their stress so they can focus. Sailors They need to have good relationships with there teammates because they need to have somebody they can talk to when they are on a trip or tournament. Sailors could also use spritual health to help them through the competition. They could pray and ask God for strength. 5. Look up 3 athletes who have medaled in your sport in the past. List the medals they won and the years they won them. 1.Anton Paz and Fernando Echavvari won the gold medal for Spain in 2008. 2. Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashbley won the silver medal for Austraillia in 2008. 3. Carlos Espinola and Santiago Lange won the bronze medal for Argentina in 2008.