• UNIT 7: Improving fitness for sport and physical activity (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn the components of fitness, methods of training the different components and the benefits of each of these methods. You will learn how to plan and deliver fitness training programmes and the component sessions that make the programmes up, as well as how to encourage and motivate clients to stick to a programme and help them meet their fitness goals. You also learn how to evaluate a fitness training programme, recognise its strengths and weaknesses to inform future programmes and help you constantly improve your planning and delivery for the benefit of your clients. • UNIT 10: Biomechanics and movement analysis (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn the axes and planes of movement, types of movement and levers that the body uses. You will also gain an understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion, forces and stability and how the application of these can affect a performer in a sporting environment. You will also learn how to analyse movement in order to improve the performance of an athlete or performer. • UNIT 12: Nutrition and diet for sport and exercise (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn what is meant by the term ‘balanced diet’ as well as the principles behind it, the relationship between energy intake and energy expenditure and how this changes depending on the sport or physical activity taking place and the importance of hydration for performance. You will also gain an insight into the use of nutritional supplements and how these can be used to improve performance in sport and physical activity. • UNIT 13: Health and fitness testing for sport and exercise (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn a range of fitness tests, what they test and their advantages and disadvantages. You will learn how to complete client consultations which will give you the background knowledge you need about a client to be able to plan and deliver appropriate fitness tests. You will then learn how to interpret the data acquired from fitness tests and how best to feed this back to the client so that they can go on to make informed decisions about their health and fitness training. • UNIT 14: Working in active leisure facilities (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will conduct the day to day duties that are carried out within an active leisure environment such as cleaning and setting up and taking down equipment, ensuring it is fit for purpose. Through these practical tasks you will gain an understanding of the health and safety considerations to be made, drawing on learning from Unit 4, and how all of this feed into delivering good customer care and how this contributes to the success of active leisure organisations. All of this will then help underpin a broader understanding of the active leisure sector. • UNIT 20: Sport and exercise sociology (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn different sociological theories and how they apply to sport before looking at the influences and impacts that sport and society can have on each other and the role the media has to play in it all. • UNIT 21: The business of sport (external assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn about the structure and purpose of different sports businesses, who their customers are and how they use staff and volunteers to run their organisation and meet their goals. You will also learn about Corporate Social Responsibility and businesses obligations to the community and the environment.
• A minimum of five grade 4s at GCSE or equivalent, with at least a Merit or grade 4 in a relevant equivalent qualification. • Grade Level 4 across all subjects at GCSE or equivalent.
All internally assessed units consist of a set of formal assessment assignments.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Croydon |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Maberley Road, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 2JH |
• UNIT 7: Improving fitness for sport and physical activity (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn the components of fitness, methods of training the different components and the benefits of each of these methods. You will learn how to plan and deliver fitness training programmes and the component sessions that make the programmes up, as well as how to encourage and motivate clients to stick to a programme and help them meet their fitness goals. You also learn how to evaluate a fitness training programme, recognise its strengths and weaknesses to inform future programmes and help you constantly improve your planning and delivery for the benefit of your clients. • UNIT 10: Biomechanics and movement analysis (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn the axes and planes of movement, types of movement and levers that the body uses. You will also gain an understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion, forces and stability and how the application of these can affect a performer in a sporting environment. You will also learn how to analyse movement in order to improve the performance of an athlete or performer. • UNIT 12: Nutrition and diet for sport and exercise (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn what is meant by the term ‘balanced diet’ as well as the principles behind it, the relationship between energy intake and energy expenditure and how this changes depending on the sport or physical activity taking place and the importance of hydration for performance. You will also gain an insight into the use of nutritional supplements and how these can be used to improve performance in sport and physical activity. • UNIT 13: Health and fitness testing for sport and exercise (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn a range of fitness tests, what they test and their advantages and disadvantages. You will learn how to complete client consultations which will give you the background knowledge you need about a client to be able to plan and deliver appropriate fitness tests. You will then learn how to interpret the data acquired from fitness tests and how best to feed this back to the client so that they can go on to make informed decisions about their health and fitness training. • UNIT 14: Working in active leisure facilities (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will conduct the day to day duties that are carried out within an active leisure environment such as cleaning and setting up and taking down equipment, ensuring it is fit for purpose. Through these practical tasks you will gain an understanding of the health and safety considerations to be made, drawing on learning from Unit 4, and how all of this feed into delivering good customer care and how this contributes to the success of active leisure organisations. All of this will then help underpin a broader understanding of the active leisure sector. • UNIT 20: Sport and exercise sociology (internal assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn different sociological theories and how they apply to sport before looking at the influences and impacts that sport and society can have on each other and the role the media has to play in it all. • UNIT 21: The business of sport (external assessment) Aim and purpose: In this unit you will learn about the structure and purpose of different sports businesses, who their customers are and how they use staff and volunteers to run their organisation and meet their goals. You will also learn about Corporate Social Responsibility and businesses obligations to the community and the environment.
• A minimum of five grade 4s at GCSE or equivalent, with at least a Merit or grade 4 in a relevant equivalent qualification. • Grade Level 4 across all subjects at GCSE or equivalent.
All internally assessed units consist of a set of formal assessment assignments.
