STARTER ACTIVITY

Fitness Priorities?For the athlete on your table, rank the 10 components of

fitness in order of importance

Ensure you work together to discuss answers – some are easier to place than others!

Welcome to AS PE

SECTION 1

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGYDME (Mr Endersbee)

4 lessons per cycle

Topics:Health and Fitness, Nutrition, Lung Function, Blood

Transport, Heart Function, Movement

SECTION 4APPLICATION OF

HEALTH & FITNESSNS (Mr Stone)

2 lessons per cycle

Topics:Principles of Training, Fitness Testing, Training Methods,

Teaching Styles

AS PE: INTRODUCTION

40% Practical

2 physical activities in achoice of roles (e.g. player,coach, official etc).

60% Theory

2 hour exam; 7 questions

• Questions 1&2: Physiology (DME)• Questions 3&4: Psychology (DGV)• Questions 5&6: Socio/Cultural/Historical

(CSC)• Question 7: Fitness & Teaching Styles

(NS)

Questions 1-6 broken down to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 mark qs.

Question 7 = 12 marks (2 x 6marks)

AS PE – A BIG STEP UP FROM GCSE/BTEC

WHAT’S THE SAME AS GCSE?• HIGH(ER) WORK ETHIC EXPECTED• END OF TERM EXAMS – MIMICS REAL EXAM• REGULAR HOMEWORK/REVISION• REGULAR APPLICATION TO EXAM QUESTIONS• SOME OVERLAP OF TOPICS• EXPECTATION TO KEEP FOLDERS IN ORDERWHAT’S DIFFERENT FROM GCSE?• EXAM STRUCTURE: 7 QUESTIONS (4 SECTIONS).• COURSE/EXAM SECTIONS SPLIT (A&P = DME, PSY = DGV, SOC = CSC,

Q7 = NS)• DEEPER PHYSIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING REQUIRED.• INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO LEARN IN OWN TIME• MANY NEW TOPICS NOT COVERED AT GCSE.• KEEP AN UP TO DATE GLOSSARY /KEY TERMS/REVISION NOTES – HELPS

WITH REVISION

STARTER ACTIVITY

Characteristics of Skill

SECTION 2

PSYCHOLOGYDGV (Mr Venables)3 lessons per cycle

Topics:Skill, Information Processing, Learning and Performance

STARTER ACTIVITY

TYPES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITYCan you match the six types of physical activity with the

correct definition and example?

Ensure everyone on your table has the chance to discuss.

SECTION 3SOCIO-CULTURAL & HISTORICAL

CSC (Mr Crane)2 lessons per cycle

Topics:Physical Activity, Leisure Provision, History of Sport and PE,

Equal Opportunities

PRACTICAL

DGV (Mr Venables) & CSC (Mr Crane)0 lessons per cycle – own time (and/or Senior Games)

Assessment:2 sports, any role (performer, official, coach)

SUMMARY OF WORK FOR SUMMER

Come back in September with…

• An A4 folder (preferably with dividers/plastic wallets – we can sell you some).

• Section 1 work (Health and Fitness)• Section 2 work (Skill)• Section 3 work (Types of Physical Activity)• Section 4 work (Fitness Testing Spider Diagram)• An idea of which two practical areas you want to be assessed in (and will

be committed to throughout 2015/16)