Physical Education A Level

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

At Charters School, through Physical Education, students will be inspired to be active, healthy and deeply enthused by physical activity. Students will develop a love of learning in PE in an environment where they are supported to develop physically and intellectually, and can perform in a range of challenging situations. Students will be able challenge themselves as part of a team and individually.

In PE, students will develop their knowledge about the positive effects of exercise on their physical, social and mental health, and develop a passion and life-long commitment for exercise.

Students will also develop practical skills across a range of activities, as well as improving personal skills which will enable them to perform in a range of situations, including those that can involve working together in a competitive environment.

Students will experience a wide range of sporting activities that are underpinned by a broad, but increasingly complex, set of skills and abilities. It is our commitment to provide an environment that encourages a desire to participate in a range of activities or their chosen specialist sport / sports into adult life.

COURSE DETAILS

Component 1: Physiological Factors Affecting Performance (30% of total A-Level)

• Anatomy & Physiology – The structure and function of the human body

• Exercise Physiology – The study into what happens to your body during physical exercise Biomechanics – Focus on the mechanics of movement. It involves the study of force and its effect on human movement in physical activities and sports

Component 2: Psychological Factors Affecting Performance (20% of total A-Level)

• Skill Acquisition – Focus on what the coach/teacher does to help people learn new skills and

keep current skills at a high level

• Sport Psychology – Ways in which the coach/teacher can help a sportsperson’s mind-set

before, during and after performance

Component 3: Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport (20% of total A-Level)

• Sport & Society – learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of how physical

activity and sport have developed through time and the factors that shape contemporary sport Contemporary issues in physical activity and sport – learners will develop their knowledge and understanding in; Ethics & Deviance in sport, the positive and negative impacts of commercialisation & media in sport, the important and developing influences of modern technology in sport and finally the routes to sporting excellence in the UK

Component 4: Performance in Physical Education (30% of total A-Level)

• Performance or coaching – learners are required to demonstrate effective performance,

the use of tactics or techniques and the ability to observe the rules and conventions under

applied conditions Evaluation and Analysis of Performance for Improvement (EAPI) – learners will observe a live or recorded performance by a peer in their own assessed performance activity or another activity from the approved list. Through observation, learners will provide an oral response analysing and critically evaluating the performance.

COMPLEMENTARY SUBJECTS

This course will prepare learners for the further study of PE or sports science courses. Other complimentary subject to take alongside PE are psychology, business, sociology, geography and biology.

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

Learners will develop the transferable skills in PE which allows for many future opportunities in industry as well as University courses. PE is the perfect prerequisite for the following University courses:

Sport Science Sports Management Healthcare Exercise & Health Strength & Conditioning Nutrition Sports Rehab Physiotherapy Medicine Sport Psychology

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONT...

PE will provide learners with the prerequisites to the following jobs:

Sports coaching PE Teacher Physiotherapy Gym Manager Personal Trainer Sport Psychologist Lecturer Sports Management Working for a NGB of a particular sport Sporting Events

BE INSPIRED BY EXPLORING FURTHER

PE Review Magazine resources – resources to help supplement knowledge & understanding in A-Level PE.

https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/magazines/magazines-extras/pe-review-extras

Netflix films & documentaries – BTEC Sport & A-Level PE (The Last Dance – can also be added to this list)

Survival of the fittest: understanding peak physical performance by Mike Stroud This book sets out the genetics , exercise, diet and science that allows humans to perform at their peak.

The Sports Gene : Talent , Practice and the truth about Success by David Epstein Provides a powerful and convincing analysis of how genes influence all our lives, especially the careers of elite sportsmen

Bounce: The myth of talent and the power of practice by Matthew Syed Mr Syed draws on a