Physical Education

Our  Physical Education department has a vision of a physically educated world where lifelong learning and physical activity are practiced by all. Our students are prepared to make lasting contributions to our profession, communities, and society. 

We know that regular participation in sport and physical activity can help to reduce the risk of heart disease, improve physical fitness, help with weight management, promote good health and instil self- discipline. Wrking alongside the Healthy Active Programme we aim to  develop skill, improve self- confidence, reduce stress and develop lifelong learning skills.

A student syudying examination PE Physical will gains the knowledge and skills needed to manage physical and human resources.They will demonstrates an understanding of movement concepts, principles of traiining, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
 

KS3-4 Pathways (Southfield) GCSE Physical Education 
KS4-5 Pathways (Southfield) Edexcel A Level Physical Education and BTEC Sport Extended Cert.
KS5- Higher & Further Education
Pathways		 BSc (Hons)Sport and Exercise Science Drama, BA (Hons)Physical Education and Sport, BA (Hons) Sport Management, BA (Hons) Sports Coaching, BA (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy, Msc Strength and Conditioning and Drama, Diploma in Professional Acting or Professional Musical Theatre.
Careers  Sports scientist, PE teacher, Physiotherapist, Professional sportsperson, Sports coach/consultant, Sports Media, Diet and fitness instructor, Personal trainer
KS4 Specification links  https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582
KS5 Specification links https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/as-and-a-level/physical-education-7582
Year 10

Unit 1 - The structure and functions of the musculoskeletal system

Key questions/concepts

  • What are the functions of the skeleton and impact on performance, highlighting bone classification groups and examples in the body?

  • Can you where on the body are them major muscle groups?

  • What are role of ligaments and tendons, and their relevance to participation in physical activity and sport?

  • What are the 6 key major muscle movemnents of physical activity techniques that utilise these movements in different sporting contexts?

  • How the skeletal and muscular systems work together to allow participation in physical activity and sport

Timeframe

  • September - October

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Protection  Protects soft tissues such as heart and lungs (ribs), brain (cranium), central nervous system (vertebrae)
Agonist The prime mover, muscle that causes movement
Antagonist Muscle that relaxes to allow the agonist to contract
Synovial joint  The whole freeley moveable joint (not a totally separate group of joints) 
Tendons These join muscle to bone

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 2 - The structure and function of the cardio-respiratory system

Key questions/concepts

  • What is the pathway of air around the body and how gaseous exchange helps athletes?

  • Can you identify the different blood vessels that supply our body with oxygen and nutrients?

  • Can you label the structure of the Heart?

  • What is the cardiac cycle and the pathway of the blood around the body?

  • How do the mechanics s of breathing help athletes exercising?

Timeframe

  • October - November

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
DOMS Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness – The pain/stiffness felt in the days following strenuous exercise
EPOC Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption - Increased rate of oxygen intake following strenuous exercise
Hypertrophy Increase in size of muscle / heart due to long term exercise
Arteries  Collective name for all blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood Away from the heart (A for Away, A for Artery)
Veins  Collective name for all blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood IN to the heart (IN is in veIN) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 3 - Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise

Key questions/concepts

  • What is aerobic exercise in sport and how do we measure it?

  • What is anaerobic exercise?

  • What are the effects of Lactic acid build up on the body?

  • The recovery process from vigorous exercise

  • What are the long and short term effects of exercise?

Timeframe

  • November - December

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Anaerobic Exercise In the absence of enough/without oxygen
Aerobic  Glucose à Energy + Lactic Acid
Oxygen Debt Temporary oxygen shortage in the body due to strenuous exercise
Cardiac output (CO)  Total volume of blood pumped from the heart during one minute 
Resting heart rate (HR)  The number of times the heart beats when inactive

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 4 - Lever systems, examples of their use in activity and the mechanical advantage they provide in movement

Key questions/concepts

  • Can you name the First, second and third class lever systems within sporting examples?

  • How can athletes get a mechanical advantage?

  • What are the of basic movements and casn you give sporting examples?

Timeframe

  • January - February

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
First Class Lever Found at the elbow joint, where the triceps causes extension of the lower arm
Frontal Plane Side to side movements
Frontal Plane & Sagittal Axis Plane and axis for side to side movements, in the direction of abduction and adduction
Fulcrum The part of a lever system that pivots, joints are the fulcrums in the body’s lever systems
Third Class Lever The majority of the body’s joints act as third class levers, for example the biceps acting at the elbow to cause flexion acts as a third class level system

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 5 - The relationship between health and fitness and the role that exercise plays in both

Key questions/concepts

  • What is the difference between health and Fitness?

  • What are the Principles of Training and how do they improve performance?

  • What are the different types of training?

  • What are the main components of fitness?

  • How do we measure and improving fitness?

Timeframe

  • March - May

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Health A state of complete emotional, physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
Fitness The ability to meet the demands of the environment
Cardiovascular The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the working muscles
Strength The ability to overcome a resistance
Endurance  The ability of a muscle or muscle group to undergo repeated contractions avoiding fatigue

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 6 - Effective use of warm up and cool down

Key questions/concepts

  • Calculating intensities to optimise training effectiveness

  • Effective use of warm up and cool down

  • What is high altitude training?

  • How do athletes break down seasonal training? 

  • How can athletes prevent injuries?

Timeframe

  • June - July

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Training threshold A safe and effective level to train at 
Maximum Heart Rate  220-Age 
Aerobic Threshold 60-80% of MHR 
Altitude Training Used by endurance athletes to create more red blood cells 
Warm Up Undertaken before an activity/match in order to prepare physically and psychologically

 

 

 

 

 

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Year 11

Unit 1 - Classification of skills (basic/complex, open/closed)

Key questions/concepts

  • How does a continua line work?

  • What is a skill and what is an ability?

  • What are the different types of skill and link them to sporting examples

Timeframe

  • September - October

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Open Skill A skill which is performed in a certain way to deal with a changing or unstable environment. E.g. to outwit an opponent
Ability Inherited from your parents, abilities are stable traits that determine an individual’s potential to learn or acquire skills
Fine Skill Is one that uses very small muscular contractions
Gross Skill Is one that uses large muscular contractions
Self-Paced Skill The skill is started when the performer decides to start it. The speed, rate or pace of the skill is controlled by the performer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Champion's Mind, The: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive by Jim Afremow
  • Champion Mindset: An Athlete's Guide to Mental Toughness by Joanna Zeiger
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zp49cwx
  • Young Champion's Mind, The: How to Think, Train, and Thrive Like an Elite Athlete by Afremow

 

Unit 2 - The use of goal setting and SMART targets to improve and/or optimize performance

Key questions/concepts

  • What are performance and outcome goals?

  • Why do athletes avoid outcome goals?

  • What are the factors that cannot be controlled in performance?

  • What could a SMART target be for?

  • How long should athletes plan their schedules for?

Timeframe

  • October - November

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Specific Your goal should be clear and specific with muscles or improvements
Measurable It's important to have measurable goals, so that you can track your progress and stay motivated
Achieveable Your goal also needs to be achievable and attainable to be successful. In other words, it should stretch your abilities but still remain possible
Realistic That you can actually achieve them and challenging because your only chance of achieving them is by working really hard
Time-Bound Every goal needs a target date, so that you have a deadline to focus on and something to work toward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Use Your Brain Raise Your Game: The Professional Footballer'S Guide To Peak Performance by Mark Bowden
  • Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable (Tim Grover Winning Series) by Tim Grover
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zp49cwx

 

Unit 3 - Basic Information processing and using guidence / feedback on performance

Key questions/concepts

  • What are the differences between input, decision making, output and feedback?

  • What are examples of types of guidance?

  • How arousal can be controlled using stress management techniques before or during a sporting performance

  • What is the the difference between direct and indirect aggression with application to specific sporting examples?

Timeframe

  • November - December

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Indirect Aggression Indirect aggression does not involve physical contact. The aggressive act is taken out on an object to gain an advantage over an opponent. They do not physically harm or injure and the act may be within the rules of the sport
Information Processing This is making decisions. It involves gathering data from the display (senses) and prioritising the most important stimuli to make a suitable decision. For example choosing a suitable skill
Input Takes in information from the display/environment
Output The decision chosen is sent to the appropriate muscles to carry out the response
Arousal Is the level of activation and alertness experienced by a performer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 4 - Commercialisation of physical activity and sport

Key questions/concepts

  • What are the different types of sponsorship and the media?

  • What are the positive and negative impacts of sponsorship and the media?

  • What are the positive and negative impacts of technology?

Timeframe

  • January

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Media Can be divide into two categories: 1. the written word - e.g. newspapaers, magazines and books. 2. broadcasting - e.g. radio, television and films
Technology Sport equipment used by athletes within competition, to performance-enhancing machines, substances, and methods used outside of the competitive setting
Commercialisation Refers to the influence of commerce, trade. on an industry (e.g. SPORT) to make a profit
Sponsorship Is the financial support for a sport (whether this is an event, organisation or performer) by an outside body (be it a person or organisation) for the mutual benefit of both parties
Spectator Something that people watch other people do without becoming involved themselves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit 5 - Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport

Key questions/concepts

  • How should performers coduct themselves in events?

  • What are prohibited substances?

  • What are the positive and the negative effects of spectators at events?

  • What are the reasons why hooliganism occurs?

  • Which type of performers may use different types of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) with sporting examples.

Timeframe

  • February - March

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Anabolic Steroids Illegal substances that people abuse in high doses to boost their athletic performance
Beta Blockers They work by blocking the body's receptors for adrenalin. They have been used by athletes in sports where a steady hand and eye are needed such as snooker, archery, darts and rifle shooting
PEDs Involves doping in sport, where banned physical performance-enhancing drugs are used by athletes and bodybuilders
Hooliganism Is when a group of supporters go to a sporting event to act abusively or violently before, during or after the event
Etiquette Unwritten rules or customs – etiquette – to uphold respect and fairness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat: The science behind drugs in sport by Chris Cooper
  • The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m Final (Wisden Sports Writing) by Richard Moore
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zp49cwx

 

Unit 6 - Physical, emotional and social health, fitness and well-being

Key questions/concepts

  • What is the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle?

  • What is obesity and how it may affect performance in physical activity and sport?

  • Why is Energy in V Energy out important for athletes?

  • What is the role of carbohydrates, fat, protein and vitamins/minerals?

  • What are the reasons for maintaining water balance (hydration)?

Timeframe

  • April - May

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Sedentary  Includes activities such as sleeping, sitting, lying down, and watching television, and other forms of screen-based entertainment
Obesity Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health
Nutrition The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
Well-being The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy
Protein Are considered by the athletes a key nutrient which is directly linked to the structure of the muscular cell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance (The Racing Weight Series) by Matt Fitzgerald
  • Performance Nutrition by Kevin Currell
  • Sports Nutrition for Young Adults: A Game-Winning Guide to Maximize Performance by Jackie Slomin
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zp49cwx
Year 12

Unit 1 - Cardiovascular System, Skill assessment and industrial Sport

Key questions/concepts

  • What is the impact of physical activity and sport on the health and fitness of the individual?

  • What are the hormonal, neural and chemical regulation of responses during physical activity and sport?

  • What is the impact of specialist training methods on energy systems?

  • How has the evolution of sport and society changed?

  • What are the differences between amateur and professional performers?

Timeframe

  • September - October

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Anticipatory rise An increase in heart rate prior to exercise, due to the release of adrenalin
A-VO2 diff Arterio-venuous oxygen difference 
The difference in the oxygen content of the blood between the arterial blood and the venuous blood
Patron A member of the gentry who looked after a lower-class performer, e.g. by arranging competitions for them to participate in, putting up prize money and generally looking after the welfare of the performer
Urbanisation Large numbers of people migrating/moving from rural areas into towns and cities, seeking regular work in the factories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide by Dr Alice Roberts
  • How the Body Works: The Facts Simply Explained
  •  Burrows, S. Byrne, M. Young, S. AQA AS Physical Education Student Revision Guide (2008) Philip Allan Updates
  • Wiggins-James, N. James, R. Thompson, G. AS PE for AQA (2005) Heinemann

 

Unit 2 - Respiratory System, Guidence and Equal opportunities in Sport

Key questions/concepts

  • How lung volumes  the helps  physical activity and sport

  • What happens as gas exchanges  at the alveoli and muscles?

  • What is the impact of feedback and guidance on skill development?

  • What are factors affecting the emergence of elite female performers?

  • What are the barriers to participation in sport and physical activity and possible solutions to overcome them for under represented groups in sport?

Timeframe

  • November - December

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
EPOC Increased rate of oxygen intake following strenuous activity, intended to pay back the oxygen deficit
Oxygen deficit The difference between the oxygen required during exercise and the oxygen supplied and utilised. Occurs at the onset of exercise
V02 Max The maximum amount of oxygen that can be taken in, transported and used by the body per minute. Measured in millilitres for each kilogram body weight each minute (ml/kg/min)
Inequaility The unfair situation where resources or opportunities are distributed unevenly within a society
Open era When professional tennis players were allowed to compete alongside amateurs and earn money

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Ross & Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness
  • Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance – Alex Hutchinson
  • The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success – David Epstein
  • Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance: The Surprising Truth About Success – Matthew Syed

 

Unit 3 - Energy and muscular systems and the concepts of physical activity and sport

Key questions/concepts

  • What is the musculo-skeletal system and how it effects movement in physical activities?

  • What are the energy differences in long duration/lower intensity exercise?

  • What is the impact of specialist training methods on energy systems?

Timeframe

  • January - February

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Lever A rigid bar (bone) that turns about an axis to create movement. The force to move the lever comes from muscle/muscles
Plane Imaginary lines depicting the direction of movement. Types of planes: sagittal – forwards and backwards frontal plane – left or right transverse – rotation around the longitudinal axis
Drag The dynamic fluid force component that acts in opposition to the motion of an object with respect to a fluid, air or water
Motor Unit A motor neurone and its muscle fibres
Muscle Spindles These detect how far and how fast a muscle is being stretched and produce the stretch reflex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Stability, Sport and Performance Movement: Practical Biomechanics and Systematic Training for Movement Efficacy and Injury Prevention by Joanne Elphinston
  • Sports Science: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself by Simon Rea

 

Unit 4 - Preparation and training methods in relation to maintaining physical activity and performance 

Key questions/concepts

  • What is  information processing in sport?

  • How can athletes use strategies to improve response time?

  • How do athletes use SMARTER strategies?

  • What training methods to improve physical fitness and health?

Timeframe

  • March - April

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
HIIT An exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods
Subjective An impression or judgement on how well a test was performed
Microcycle The description of a week or a few days of training sessions
Mesocycle Usually a 4- to 12-week period of training with a particular focus such as power
Repetitions The number of times you do an exercise, often referred to as reps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Practical Guide to Exercise Physiology
    The Science of Exercise Training and Performance Nutrition By: Robert Murray; W. Larry Kenney
  • Champion's Mind, The: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive by Jim Afremow

 

Unit 5 - Diet and nutrition and their effect on physical activity and performance 

Key questions/concepts

  • How does diet and nutrition  effect on physical activity and performance?

  • What are the positive and negative effects of dietary supplements/manipulation on the performer?

  • What are the effects of Creatine, sodium bicarbonate, caffeine, Glycogen loading?

Timeframe

  • June

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Creatine A compound the body can make naturally which supplies energy for muscular contraction; can also be used as a supplement to increase athletic performance
ATP-PC  An energy system that provides quick bursts of energy and is used for high intensity exercise but it can only last for up to ten seconds
Glycogen Loading A form of dietary manipulation to increase glycogen stores over and above that which can normally be stored. It is used by endurance performers
Diuretic Increases the production of urine.
Caffeinne A naturally occurring stimulant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Good Enough by Jen Petro-Roy
  • Girl in Pieces: ‘A haunting, beautiful and necessary book’ Nicola Yoon
  • Healthy Gut, Healthy You: The Personalized Plan to Transform Your Health from the Inside Out
  • It's Not A Diet: The Number One Sunday Times bestseller by Davinia Taylor

 

Unit 6 - Injury prevention and rehabilitation of injury. The use of drugs in sport 

Key questions/concepts

  • What are the physiological effects and benefits of a warm-up and cool down?

  • How do athletes use the principles of periodisation?

  • What are the methods used in injury prevention, rehabilitation and recovery.

  • What are the social and psychological reasons behind elite performers using illegal drugs and doping methods to aid performance?

  • What strategies are used for the elimination of performance enhancing drugs in sport?

Timeframe

  • July

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Chronic Injury Also known as an overuse injury which occurs over time, eg Achilles tendonitis, stress fracture
Lateral epicondylitis The medical term for tennis elbow
Cryotherapy Cryotherapy: The use of cold temperatures to treat an injury
Doping Defined by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as the misuse of techniques and/or substances to increase red blood cell count.
Sportsmanship Conforming to the rules, spirit and etiquette of a sport

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Running Free of Injuries: From Pain to Personal Best by Paul Hobrough
  • The Runner's Expert Guide to Stretching: Prevent Injury, Build Strength and Enhance Performance by Paul Hobrough
  • Way of the Iceman: How the Wim Hof Method Creates Radiant, Longterm Health -- Using the Science & Secrets of Breath Control, Cold-Training & ... Breath Control, Cold-Training and Commitment by Wim Hof
Year 13

Unit 1 - Biological factors and the Impact of commercialisation on physical activity and sport

Key questions/concepts

  • What are Newton’s Three Laws of linear motion and how is it applied to sporting movements?

  • What are the three classes of lever and examples of their use in the body during physical activity and sport?

  • What is the impact of commercialisation on physical activity and sport and the relationshipbetween sport and the media?

Timeframe

  • September - October

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Newtons 1st Law  A force is required to change the state of motion
Commercialisation To manage or exploit (an organisation, activity, etc) in a way designed to make a profit
Deviance Behaviour that falls outside the norms or outside what is deemed to be acceptable
Behaviourusm Primarily concerned with observable and measurable aspects of human behaviour. Behaviourist learning theories emphasize changes in behaviour that result from stimulus-response associations made by the learner
Golden Triangle The link between sports events, sponsorship by businesses and the media

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  •  Burrows, S. Byrne, M. Young, S. AQA AS Physical Education Student Revision Guide (2008) Philip Allan Updates
  • Wiggins-James, N. James, R. Thompson, G. AS PE for AQA (2005) Heinemann
  • Sport in a Changing World: Edition 2 Howard Nixon II

 

Unit 2 - Motions and Theories in Sport

Key questions/concepts

  • What are the forces acting on a performer during linear motion?

  • What is the relationship between impulse and increasing and decreasing momentum in sprinting through the interpretation of force/time graphs?

  • What are strategies used to develop approach behaviours leading to improvements in performance?

Timeframe

  • November - December

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Momentum The quantity of motion of a body. Mass multiplied by velocity. Measured in kg m/s, or Ns
Inertia The resistance an object has to a change in its state of motion
Social Learning Theory This theory suggest that behaviour is learned from significant others by socialisation
Credulous approach When the link between personality and behaviour is accepted.
Sceptical approach When the link between personality and behaviour is doubted

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Motor Learning and Performance (2007) (Schmidt)
  • Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sports by Dr Marc Bubbs
  • Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson

 

Unit 3 - Self efficacy and self confidence 

Key questions/concepts

  • What are theories of arousal and their impact on performance?

  • What are the characteristics of self-efficacy, self-confidence and self-esteem?

  • What is Bandura’s Model of self-efficacy?

Timeframe

  • January

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Arousal A physical and mental (physiological and psychological) state of alertness varying from deep sleep to intense excitement
Learned Helplessness The state that occurs when a performer believes that failure is inevitable and that they have no way of changing that outcome
Self Confidence A person’s belief in their ability to achieve success
Self efficacy Situation specific self-confidence
Bandura's Model asserts that most human behavior is learned through observation, imitation, and modeling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice – Matthew Syed
  • Outliers: The Story of Success – Malcom Gladwell
  • Luck: A Fresh Look At Fortune – Ed Smith
  • Mental Toughness For Young Athletes: Eight Proven 5-Minute Mindset Exercises For Kids And Teens Who Play Competitive Sports by Troy Horne

 

Unit 4 - Leadership and Stress in Sport

Key questions/concepts

  • What are the characteristics of effective leaders?

  • What are the theories of leadership in different sporting situations?

  • How does ‘stress’ and ‘stressor’ effect performance?

  • What are the effects of cognitive and somatic techniques on the performer?

Timeframe

  • February - March

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Verbal Persuasion Encouragement from others
Stress A negative response of the body to a threat causing anxiety
Eustress A positive response of the body to a threat
Attribution A perception of the reason for an outcome of an event
External Attribute  Outside the performer’s control.

 

 

 

 

 

Wider reading

  • Stress and Performance in Sport (2010) (Jones and Hardy)
  • Motivation in Sport and Exercise (1992) (Roberts)
  • Motor Learning and Performance (2007) (Schmidt)

 

Unit 5 - Revision and Practical Moderation

Key questions/concepts

  • How to make decisions, implement strategies, tactics and/or compositional ideas, and apply to your sporting activity

  • How to apply knowledge and understanding of rules and regulations while performing physical activity and sport

  • How to evaluate performance in physical activity and sport, applying relevant knowledge and understanding

Timeframe

  • April - May

Key vocabulary

Word/phrase Definition
Analyse Separate information into components and identify their characteristics
Apply Put into effect in a recognised way
Assess Make an informed judgement
Discuss Present key points about different ideas or strengths and weaknesses of an idea
Evaluate Judge from available evidence

 

 

 

 

 

?Wider reading

  • Bevis,P & Murray,M. AQA AS Physical Education (2008) Nelson Thornes
  • Roscoe D, Davis B, Roscoe J. AS Revise PE for AQA (2010) Jan Roscoe Publications
  • Bizley, K. AQA Physical Education (2009)
  • Burrows, S. Byrne, M. Young, S. AQA AS Physical Education Student Revision Guide (2008) Philip Allan Updates
  • Wiggins-James, N. James, R. Thompson, G. AS PE for AQA (2005) Heinemann
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