Year 12 Transition Booklet

A-Level Physical Education

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Contents

Course Breakdown

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Meet the Staff

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TASKS and ACTIVITIES

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Social Media

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Other Learning Platforms

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Optional Tasks

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Course Breakdown

70% Theory (EXAM) ● 30% Coursework (NEA)

Paper 1:

Section A: Applied Anatomy and Physiology

Section B: Skill Acquisition

Section C: Sport and Society

Written Paper

35% • 2 hour written paper

• 105 marks

• Combination of multiple choice, short

answer and extended writing questions

• Including use of data

Paper 2:

Section A: Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics

Section B: Sport Psychology

Section C: Sport and Society and Technology in

Sport

Written Paper

35% • 2 hour written paper

• 105 marks

• Combination of multiple choice, short

answer and extended writing questions

• Including use of data

NEA / Coursework:

Practical performance in physical activity and

sport – 15%

Written analysis and evaluation of performance –

15%

30% • 90 marks

• One activity (45 marks) plus written

analysis and evaluation (45 marks)

• Internal assessment, external moderation

*It is a core course requirement that you are taking part in competitive sport throughout the duration

of the course*

Year 1

Applied Anatomy & Physiology

Skill Acquisition

Sport and Society

The role in Technology in physical activity and sport

Year 2

Exercise Physiology & Biomechanics

Sport Psychology

Sport and Society

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Meet the Staff

Miss Nutter

(Curriculum Leader of PE) Anatomy & Physiology + Biomechanics

Year 2 Sport and Society

Mr Puddephatt

(Assistant Headteacher - Director of Sixth Form) Skill Acquisition & Sport Psychology

Year 1 Sport and Society

Mr Ball

(Assistant Headteacher) Technology in Sport

Training Methods

Diet & Nutrition

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TASKS and ACTIVITIES

These are Compulsory tasks

The first topic you will study in Section A is The Cardiovascular System. Complete tasks 1-4,

making notes where required.

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Produce a one page revision guide for an A Level PE student that presents this information.

Use the diagram of the heart and the circulation of blood around the

body. Label the components of the CV system and show the route of

oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.

State, describe and explain the immediate effects of exercise on

the CV system.

State, describe and explain the long term effects of exercise on

the CV system.

Select two appropriate sports and elite performers from the

Olympic Games in Rio who would show these changes to help

your explanations.

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Acquisition of Skill

At the start of the course you will learn about the characteristics of skilled performance

in sport and how different skills can be classified.

Task 1

Match the following characteristic of skill with the correct definition:

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Task 2

Skills can be classified (or grouped together) in a number of different ways. These links

will help you understand more about this topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyJzoXqfVx4&t=81s

https://www.slideshare.net/MrMunday/skill-classification

Complete the following statements:

a) An example of a Gross skill would be …………………………………….……………….

This is because ………………………………………………………………………….………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b) A Complex skill can be defined as …………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

c) An example of a Complex skill would be …………………………………………….…..

d) The difference between an Open Skill and a Closed skill is:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Task 3

Think about an athlete throwing a javelin. Whereabouts would you place this skill on

the following continua?

Open Skill Closed Skill

Low in Organisation High in Organisation

Self Paced Externally Paced

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Sport in Society

In Year 12 we begin the course by looking at what sport was like before the Industrial

Revolution and then how things changed through the 18th & 19th centuries before we

look at modern day sport.

Task 1

Look at these two links:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-

51445310?fbclid=IwAR0H6vYdZ9uPunHIpx35vTrcSxK3806UWFjtgm9eJFfgCfuoP3VPMP

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-

48020377?fbclid=IwAR1BNmuT4sGZSp0UFqA7YPxgUotYWflXwGRMmuN0GLNQqvrG6bs

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Using these two sources of information and your own research into ‘Traditional Mob

Football’ produce a one page mind map or Powerpoint slide that highlights the

characteristics of these ancient games and how they differ from modern football. It

might look something like this ……..

Traditional ‘Mob’ Football was ……

Very aggressive

No clearly defined pitch

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Task 2

Did you know that the modern Olympic Games originated in a village in Shropshire

called Much Wenlock? Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12AtnvguzVM

Use the video and additional research to produce another mind map / Powerpoint slide

that summarises the Wenlock Olympian Games. Include the following information:

WHO initiated the games? WHY did they happen? WHAT was the purpose / function of

the Games? WHICH events were included? WHERE & WHEN were the Games held?

WHO was Baron Pierre De Coubertin? WHAT is the link between Much Wenlock and the

modern Olympics?

Try to keep it to one page / one slide. Use images as well as text.

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Section A - Fitness and Training

Task 1

Task 2

Produce a one page revision guide for each task. Make sure you have adequate

detail as you will require this work for the first lesson in this section.

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Research 6 fitness tests and describe the protocol for each and

what component of fitness it tests.

Research the physiological and psychological reasons for

warming up and cooling down.

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Social Media

The A-Level PE course has its own Facebook page. Here you can see short

messages from your teachers, upload your further reading, share ideas and

concepts about your learning and take part in a few challenges to develop group

cohesion!

Join this group now!

BBS PE

There are two Twitter accounts that you should follow

@BBS6thForm

@Brooksbank_PE

Other learning Platforms

You will also be enrolled with The Everlearner. This is a fantastic learning platform

that will help support you throughout the course.

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Icarus Sport & Doping

All Or Nothing

Manchester City

Eliud

Eliud Kipchoge - Marathon The Masters 2019

Tiger Roars Again - Golf The Science of Sport Stand out episodes: 26.02.20 08.02.20

25.11.19 23.10.19

23.09.19 09.09.19

27.08.19 13.08.19

09.07.19 29.04.19

Courage to Soar Simone Biles - Gymnastics

The Game Changers Diet & Nutrition

All Or Nothing

The All Blacks Nike – Breaking 2

Marathon Running

Shame In The Game

Racism in Football Messi Lionel Messi - Football

Stop At Nothing

Lance Armstrong Story

Kissed By God

Drugs and Personality disorder

Michael Johnson

Survival of the Fastest Driven

Billy Monger – Motor Sport The Greatest Muhammed Ali - Boxing

The Last dance

Story of The Chicago Bulls

Breaking 60

Extreme Running

The Man with the Halo

Bravery & Diversity

Inside The Cage

Rise of Female MMA

The Clean Sport Collective

Stand out episodes: 01.02.20 26.1.20

05.10.20 17.11.19

20.10.19 07.10.19

31.05.19

Unbeatable

Jessica Ennis - Athletics

The Short Game

Youth Golfers

All Or Nothing

Brazil National Team

The Black Mamba Mentality

Kobe Bryant - Basketball

My Sub 2 Hour Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge - Athletics No Limits Michael Phelps - Swimming

The English Game

19th

Century Football

Redemption

Climbing

Chasing Perfections Cheerleading

All By Himself George Best - Football

Black, White & Gold

Kelly Holmes

Counter Punch

Boxing Documentary

This Is Football The Impact on Society

Journey To The Kop

Jurgen Klopp - Football Panorama - Mo Farah & the Salazar Scandal

The Triathlon Show

Stand out episodes: 06.02.20 27.01.20

06.01.20 18.11.19

24.10.19 14.10.19

The Autobiography

Chris Hoy - Cycling

Sir Alex Ferguson

Secrets of Success The Iron Cowboy

Triathlon/Ironman

Road to Redemption

Tyson Fury - Boxing

OJ: Made In America

OJ Simpson

Behind The Mask

Tyson Fury

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