Health and Physical Education Outdoor Education

SPORTS SCIENCE

To be successful in this course you need to: • enjoy and have an interest in body science and physical education • actively participate in practical classes and experiments • interact well with others.

In this course you will: • work towards gaining an understanding of the theoretical and practical components of sport science • learn about body systems (respiratory and cardiovascular), sports injuries, coaching, children in sport, energy systems, biomechanics and games analysis.

Class activities include: • practical experiments and write-ups • assignments and group activities • presentations and debates • IT-based lessons.

This course could lead to: • Year 11-12 Sport Science 3, Biology 3, Psychology 3 • career pathways such as teaching physical education or outdoor education, physiotherapy, sport science, health and exercise science, nursing, sports coaching, counselling, administration in sport, personal training, sports marketing, medicine, hospital-based services, sport psychology.