Introduction

About your Cambridge National Sport Science course and qualification The world of sports is fast-moving and varied: it includes careers directly related to exercise and physical activity, but also the health sector. You might want to work as a sport performer or a leader, as a physiotherapist or a sports nutritionist, or developing new assistive technologies for sports. Whatever you choose, you will benefit from understanding how to reduce the risk of sports injuries, applying the principles of training, understanding good nutrition and how technology can be used to measure responses to physical activity. During your course, you will also develop skills in research, leadership, planning and evaluating programmes, creating presentations and reports, as well as learning important information about leading a healthy lifestyle. How you will be assessed You have to complete three units – two mandatory units and one optional unit from a choice of two. Mandatory units: • R180 Reducing the risk of sports injuries and dealing with common medical conditions. You will take a written exam for this unit. The exam lasts for 1 hour 15 minutes, and is worth 70 marks. The exam is set and marked by OCR. • R181 Applying the principles of training: fitness and how it affects skill performance. You will be given an assignment to complete for this unit, which is worth 60 marks. This set assignment contains three to five practical tasks. Optional units: • R182 The body’s response to physical activity and how technology informs this. You will be given an assignment to complete for this unit, SAMPLE which is worth 60 marks. This set assignment contains three to five practical tasks. • R183 Nutrition and sports performance. You will be given an assignment to complete for this unit, which is worth 60 marks.

This set assignment contains three to five practical tasks.