Sport (BTEC L3 Extended Cert.) Board: Pearson What will I study?
How will I be assessed?
Everyone taking this qualifica on will study three mandatory units, covering the following content areas:
Over the course of the 2 years, there will be a mixture of assessment formats including:
1. Anatomy and physiology. 2. Fitness training and programming for health, sport and well‐being. 3. Professional development in the sports industry.
Year 12:
In addi on, you can choose one op onal unit that has been designed to differen ate progression needs. They cover the following content areas: · applica on of fitness tes ng · sports psychology · prac cal sports performance · sports leadership.
Year 13:
How does it work?
Why Sport?
Lessons will differ in style between lecture style note making, prac cal inves ga ons, video analysis, group discussions, oral presenta ons, and prac cal sports coaching. Regular performance in at least one sport is recommended as the knowledge base will be required to draw from for the coaching aspect (theory and prac cal) of the course.
The sport industry contributes billions of pounds each year to the UK economy and is a con nuously growing sector. The industry employs more than 400,000 people and offers many career openings in a range of areas, including manage‐ ment, fitness, leisure, recrea on, out‐ doors, well‐being, elite performance, coaching and teaching.
1 x formal external exam ‐ anatomy & physiology (90 minutes) 3 x internal assignments
1 x formal external case study exam – fitness training & programming (2.5 hours supervised) 3 x internal assignments
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