PHYSICAL EDUCATION

All students study Physical Education for two periods per week. Physical Education is an integral part of the educational experience of the School. It aims to firstly provide activity, essential to healthy growth and development and secondly, to improve or sustain a student’s level of fitness and skill.

SUBJECT STRUCTURE

Year 7

PE 7

Year 8

PE 8

Year 9

PE 9

Year 10

PE 10

Year 11

PE 11

VCE Physical Education 1 & 2

Year 12

PE 12

VCE Physical Education 3 & 4

ASSESSMENT

During this programme students are assessed on their level of physical skill on a continuum from Advanced (highly skilled, very adaptable) to Basic (has not acquired the skill, extra practice needed) in the following major areas of the curriculum:

motor skill, athletic ability, tactical skills and aquatics.

Year 9 Physical Education

The Year 9 curriculum is based on a multi-activity programme including Aquatics, Athletics, Football, Basketball, Fitness Testing, Hockey, Lacrosse, Touch Rugby, Tennis, Soccer and Volleyball. Throughout this programme students engage in activities which develop strategic thinking and tactical knowledge for improving individual and team performance. A feature of the programme

Year 10 Physical Education

Physical Education is an integral part of the educational experience of the School. It aims to firstly provide activity, essential to healthy growth and development and secondly, to improve or sustain a student’s level of fitness.

Physical Education is a practical study of bodily movements that aims to develop their physical, social, intellectual and emotional potential. The student’s level of physical fitness is also assessed through their completion of the Australian Fitness Education Award. The following components of fitness are assessed during this testing: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and anaerobic power (speed). The student’s Body Mass Index (appropriateness of weight for height) is also established through the measurement of height and weight. BMI data is published through Schoology.

is the students’ involvement in the Sport Education in Physical Education Programme (SEPEP) which runs throughout the state of Victoria. In this programme the students participate in peer teaching or coaching situations with a focus on skill development and improvement, and game sense.

This curriculum is based on a multi-activity programme including Aquatics, Touch Rugby, Street Hockey, Badminton, Basketball, Fitness Testing, Baseball, Lacrosse, Gaelic Football, Soccer and Tennis. Throughout this programme students learn and practise tactics and strategies relevant to these sports and activities.

Sports Science

This unit is aimed at providing students with both a practical and theoretical insight into sport science such as areas of kinesiology, anatomy, physiology and enhancing sport performance. Topics covered include the skeletal and muscular systems, energy systems, nutrition and training programs. The aim is for students to develop an understanding of the functionality of the human body and acquire skills for how to improve fitness, wellbeing and sport performance.

SUBJECT STRUCTURE

Year 10

Sports Science

Year 11

Physical Education 1 & 2

Year 12

Physical Education 3 & 4

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Notebook computers may be used for Internet searches relating to assignments, quizzes and laboratory reports, for drafting and presenting work, and accessing course work from Schoology.

Year 10 Sports Science

Anatomy: The structures and roles of the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems will be explored including their role to provide movement.

Physiology: How the body produces energy for movement including looking at food and body fuels and the three energy systems.

Nutrition: The role that nutrition plays to provide energy and how humans can use nutritional strategies to enhance sport performance and recovery from exercise.

ASSESSMENT

Students are assessed on their performance in topic tests, laboratory write-ups, quizzes and examinations based off the information delivered to students throughout the course. Skills such as describing, interpreting and analysing graphs, tables and charts will be developed and also assessed.

Training programs: Aspects of how to structure an individual training session and the methods and principles involved to develop a training program aimed at improving sport performance will be explored. Students will participate in a training program with the view to improve performance and develop their knowledge at how to assess the effectiveness of a training program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

Mr David Beardsley

Head of Physical Education Ph: 9835 1777 Email: dtb@cgs.vic.edu.au