Physical Education
Delivered at Westfield School
Aims of the course
- Develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance
- Understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance and the key socio-cultural factors that influence people’s involvement in physical activity and sport
- Refine your ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas
- Develop your ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance
- Improve as an effective and independent learner and as critical and reflective thinker with a curious and enquiring mind.
Course Content
Applied anatomy and physiology including body systems and diet and nutrition
Skill Acquisition
Sport Psychology
Contemporary Issues
Assessment
Unit 01 (30%): Applied anatomy and physiology
Exercise physiology
Biomechanics, including technology in sport
Unit 02 (20%): Skill acquisition
Sports psychology
Unit 03 (20%): Sport and society
Contemporary issues in physical activity and sport
Unit 04 (30%): Performance or Coaching
Evaluation and analysis of performance for improvement (EAPI)
Career opportunities
Education Sports Psychologist Professional Player
Manager Grounds Person Development Officer
Umpire Teacher Coach
Personal trainer Reporter Sports Technology
Designer Dietician Sociologist
Gym Instructor Events Manager Journalist