Sports Studies

Assessment

The 4 unit course will be broken down into two years, covering 2 units per year and usually follows the following format: Year 1 (Year 12): Unit 3 (September —January) + Unit 1 (January—June) Year 2 (year 13): Unit 2 (September—January) + Unit 7 (January—June) The assessment of the 4 units is completed using both internal and external assessments. The externally assessed units (exams) are: Unit 1 and 2 The internally assessed units (coursework) are Unit 3 and 7 Therefore each year there will be one exam and one piece of coursework. Unit 1 - 1 paper (90 minutes - 80 marks on the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular and energy systems). Unit 2 - 1 paper (150 minutes—60 marks on a synoptic case study around Fitness training). Units 3 and 7 are assessed after a period of 60 hours focused on coursework.