choosing your subjects
why study sport?
Sport is a popular choice at sixth form and for university courses. This course will give you a broad range of skills and knowledge that can be used in a variety of jobs in the sports industry and can aid you when studying at university.
This course will cover an in-depth knowledge of the human body including bones, muscles and energy systems. You will learn skills critical for university such as presentation skills and sports specific coaching skills. There will be opportunities to take part in a variety of sports.
what will i study?
▪ Body Systems and the Effects of Physical Activity
▪ Sports Coaching and Activity Leadership
▪ Sports Organisation and Development
▪ Performance Analysis in Sport and Exercise
▪ Improving Fitness for Sport and Physical Activity
▪ Physical Activity for Specific Groups
▪ Nutrition and Diet for Sport and Exercise
▪ Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation
how will i be assessed?
A wide range of centre assessed units with practical and wider project-based assessment opportunities, as well as examined units on the body systems and the long and short term impacts of sport and physical activity; how sport is organised and the purpose of sports
development; health and safety requirements in sport and physical activity; the purpose of, and how to conduct research in sport and physical activity; and how businesses in sport are organised and what success looks like to them.
career pathways
▪Coaching
▪ Education
▪ Physiotherapy
▪ Sport and Exercise Science
▪ Leisure Management
▪ Nutrition and Dietician
▪ Sports Development
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