SPORTS SCIENCE ONE SEMESTER

Year 10 students must select Sports Science for entry into VCE Physical Education.

Sports Science is a pre-requisite subject for students intending on studying VCE Physical Education Units 1 & 2.

Sports Science

Sports Science is designed to engage students in the core notion of lifelong physical activity. It explores the subject in the many possible contexts found in the lives of individuals and in Australian society in general. Research in fields such as sociology, physiology, nutrition, biomechanics and psychology inform what we understand about healthy, safe and active choices.

The Sports Science curriculum creates a direct pathway into VCE Physical Education and provides students with the knowledge of content covered in VCE Physical Education. In Sports Science students develop an understanding of foundations of physical activity, physical activity and sport in society and enhancing participation and performance.

In Year 10 Sports Science, students participate in a range of assessment including Practical Activities, Laboratory Reports, Fitness testing and training programs, Structured Questions and an Examination.

About Sports Science

The Sports Science curriculum investigates exercise physiology, body systems, physical fitness, motor control and physical activity patterns of individuals, groups and communities. Reflecting contemporary approaches to Health and Physical Education, Sports Science demonstrates that regular physical activity is essential to improving health status and quality of life. Healthy, active living includes promoting physical fitness, healthy body weight, psychological wellbeing, cognitive capabilities and learning.

Sports Science promotes the concept of learning through movement. It facilitates a range of learning experiences that provide a positive interaction with others, in both collaborative and competitive contexts. As a foundation for lifelong physical activity participation and enhanced performance, students develop proficiency in movement skills, physical activities and movement concepts and acquire an understanding of the science behind how the body moves.

Sports Science is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and enhancement of human performance. It includes the knowledge, methods and applications of sub-disciplines of human movement studies. Sports scientists are trained experts who assist sportspeople to achieve the best possible sporting performance. They ensure that athletes are up to date with current training protocols, testing, and preparation by evaluating, researching, assessing and advising on coaching, training, competition and recovery practices in all areas and levels of sport

Pathways

Year 10 students must select Sports science for entry into VCE Physical Education. Sports Science is a pre-requisite subject for students intending on studying VCE Physical Education in Units 1 and 2.

Unit Focus Area

Topic 1: Body Systems and Acute Responses

● Structure, role and function of the musculoskeletal system

● Structure, role and function of the cardiorespiratory system

● Acute Reponses to physical activity

Topic 2: Energy Systems

● ATP-PC, Anaerobic and Aerobic Glycolysis

● Food, fuel & recovery

● Energy System Interplay

Topic 3: Fitness and Training

● Health and Skill Related Physical Fitness

● Training Principles

● Training methods

Topic 4: Biomechanics

● Movement skills and performance

● Technique and form

● Enhancing performances

Assessment

• REFLECTIVE FOLIO: Fitness

• GAMES ANALYSIS: Interplay in Sport

• STRUCTURED QUESTIONS: Body Systems and Acute Responses

• STRUCTURED QUESTIONS: Biomechanics

• EXAMINATION