Physical Education / Sports Studies

Course summary

Aims The A-level specification in physical education should equip students with both a depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills relating to scientific, socio-cultural and practical aspects of physical education. This will require them to: develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas develop their ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance understand the contribution which physical activity makes to health and fitness improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and enquiring minds. Content Applied anatomy and physiology Skills acquisition Sport and society Exercise physiology Biomechanical movement Sport psychology Sport and society and the role of technology in physical activity and sport