Sport — Year 13

 

Sport Overview
Curriculum

Unit 1: Body Systems and the effects of physical activity

Whether students are aiming to become a coach, nutritionist, personal trainer or leisure centre manager, knowledge of the human body, its systems and how they function will help them to ensure that clients gain the benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle. By understanding the effects that physical activity, training and lifestyle can have on the body systems, students can ensure that sports and activities are properly focused and do not risk a client’s health or wellbeing and will help them to persuade others to pursue and maintain a balanced, active, healthy lifestyle.

In this unit learners will gain an understanding of the structures and functions of the key body systems, how these support and impact performance in sport and physical activity and the effects that physical activity, training and lifestyle can have on them.

This unit is 90 GLH (guided learning hours)

This unit is externally assessed through a written examination paper, worth a maximum of 70 marks and 1 hour and 30 minutes in duration.

Skeletal system
The skeletal system is your body's central framework. It consists of bones and connective tissue, including cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. It's also called the musculoskeletal system.

Axial skeleton
Your axial skeleton is made up of the 80 bones within the central core of your body. This includes bones in your skull (cranial and facial bones), ears, neck, back (vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone) and ribcage (sternum and ribs).

Appendicular skeleton
The appendicular skeleton is comprised of the upper and lower extremities, which include the shoulder girdle and pelvis. The shoulder girdle and pelvis provide connection points between the appendicular skeleton and the axial skeletal system.

Synovial joint
Synovial joints allow for movement. Where the bones meet to form a synovial joint, the bones' surfaces are covered with a thin layer of strong, smooth articular cartilage.

Agonist muscle function
The agonist is typically the muscle that is the largest, most superficial muscle crossing the joint in motion, and is concentrically contracting or shortening the length of the muscle.

Antagonist muscle function
An antagonistic muscle is a muscle that opposes the action of another.

Gaseous exchange
Gas exchange is the process by which oxygen and carbon dioxide move between the bloodstream and the lungs.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
Within this unit learners will understand how life choices can effect health both in the short term and long-term. This allows them to see the consequences of their actions.

Create a supportive community:
Within this unit learners can develop a positive approach to an healthy, active lifestyle, both for themselves and others in the community.

Unit 8 : Organisation of sports events

This unit is designed for learners to develop skills in planning, promoting and delivering a sports event; with a focus primarily on their individual role as well as working as part of a team and reflecting on their input and future personal development. This unit will enable students to establish transferrable skills which can be used within sport and active leisure as well as within the fitness industry. It will also enhance skills such as team work, organisation and safeguarding awareness.

This unit involves 60 GLH (Guided Learning Hours)

This unit in internally assessed through a combination of written assignments and practical efforts. Students will plan, promote and participate in the delivery of a sports event.

Formative Assessment
Formative assessment refers to a wide variety of methods that teachers use to conduct in-process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress during a lesson, unit, or course.

Summative assessment
Summative assessment is used to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

SMART goals
SMART goals stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.

Short-term goal
A short-term goal is something you want to accomplish soon. A short term goal is a goal you can achieve in 12 months or less.

Long-term goal
A long-term goal is something you want to accomplish in the future. Long-term goals require time and planning. They are not something you can do this week or even this year. Long-term goals are usually at least several years away.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

Develop the individual:
This unit aims to develop the individual's knowledge and understanding of how to run a sports event. This enables learners to know more about how events are run and how to run them in the future, enabling social opportunities.

Create a supportive community:
This unit aims to develop knowledge and understanding of running sports events, with the aim of supporting the community in their participation of these events.