Physical Education / Sports Studies

Course summary

Students gain an understanding of the scientific and socio-cultural factors that underpin physical activity and demonstrate their ability as either performers or coaches. Students will need to be analytical in their approach to the theory, whilst also developing excellent evaluation techniques. Students will study 3 different areas of Sport: Paper 1 – This paper looks in depth into the understanding of the human anatomy and how this is affected and impacted by sport. Paper 2 & 3 – This unit looks at the skill acquisition, psychology and history of sport. It is designed to look at how to organise sports and be a sports coach/psychologist to improve sports performance.