Why Choose Sports Science?
Every lesson within PE has the obvious specific sports related skills which are developed. However, less explicitly, key employability skills are established and improved upon – teamwork, creativity, resilience, motivation, leadership, communication and organisational skills to name just some of the personal skills developed within each and every unit delivered.
Sports Science Curriculum Overview
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| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 1: Components of fitness applied in sport |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| The definition of, and suitable fitness tests used, to measure each component of fitness |
| Collect and interpret the results of fitness tests |
| Drills and competitive drills |
| Assessment |
| Task 1 Components of fitness applied in sport |
| (15 marks) |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 2: Components of fitness applied in sport |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Relevance of components of fitness to different sports |
| Application of components of fitness to skill performance |
| Assessment |
| Task 2 Components of fitness applied in sport |
| (15 marks) |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 3: Principles of training in sport |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Principles of training and goal setting in a sporting context |
| Methods of training and their benefits |
| Linking to a client provided by OCR |
| Assessment |
| Task 3 Apply principles of training in sport (24 marks) |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 4: Organising and planning a fitness training programme |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Factors when designing a fitness training programme |
| Planning a fitness-based training programme |
| Recording results from fitness training programme |
| Assessment |
| Task 4 Organising and planning a fitness training programme (14 marks) |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 4: Organising and planning a fitness training programme |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Factors when designing a fitness training programme |
| Planning a fitness-based training programme |
| Recording results from fitness training programme |
| Assessment |
| Task 4 Organising and planning a fitness training programme (14 marks) |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 5: Evaluate own performance in planning and delivery of a fitness training programme |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Recording results from fitness training programme |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of a fitness training programme |
| Assessment |
| Task 5 Review own performance in planning and delivery of a fitness training program (12 marks) |
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 1: Nutrients needed for a healthy, balanced nutrition plan |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Characteristics of a balanced nutrition plan |
| The role of nutrients in sports and their sources |
| Assessment |
| Task 1 The nutrients needed for a healthy, balanced nutrition plan (6 marks) |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 2: Applying differing dietary requirements to varying types of sporting activity |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| The dietary requirements of endurance/aerobic activities |
| The dietary requirements of short intense/anaerobic activities |
| The dietary requirements of strength-based activities |
| Assessment |
| Task 2 Identify different dietary requirements to varying types of sporting activity (12 marks) |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 3: Developing a balanced nutrition plan for a selected sporting activity |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| How to design and develop a balanced nutrition plan |
| Key factors when considering the success/ impact of a nutrition plan |
| Assessment |
| Task 3 Develop a balanced nutrition plan for a selected sporting activity (12 marks) |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 4: How nutritional behaviours can be managed to improve sports performance |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| The effects of overeating on sports performance |
| The effects of undereating of dehydration on performance |
| Assessment |
| Task 4 How nutritional behaviours can be managed to improve sports performance (10 marks) |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Exam board will now provide a Client for students to relate their coursework to. Teach the client needs and requirements |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Who is this client? |
| What sport |
| What training requirements |
| What is their aim |
| What are their goals? |
| Wat are their cultural needs |
| How are you going to help them |
| Assessment |
| Books |
| Assignment additions relating to client |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Time to complete all assignments using new client knowledge |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Students to work through Task 1 – Task 4 and adapt to meet the assignment brief. |
| Assessment |
| Task 1 – Task 4 marking feedback and requirements for students to act on feedback within assignments |
| Half Term 1 & 2 |
| Knowledge |
| 9 assignments to be completed by January of that academic year, |
| Principles of Training (80) |
| Task 1 – Task 5 |
| Nutrition (40) |
| Task 1 – Task 4 |
| R180 Exam unit will be taught 1lesson per week from December 2024 – see next columns |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Within lessons providing time to be able to complete. |
| However, recall techniques must be taught before every lesson and key theme for each task discussed. |
| Modelling of student answers |
| Modelling of OCR answers |
| Teacher Answers |
| TEAMS used for guidance sheets |
| Checklist used. |
| Assessment |
| All marks will be sent in January of that academic year. All assignments to be completed. |
| 9 assignments in total. Assignments will be marked, and feedback provided for all students to act upon. |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 1: Different factors which influence the risk and severity of injury |
| Topic Area 2: Warm up and cool down routines |
| Topic Area 3: Different types and causes of sports injuries |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Extrinsic factors |
| Intrinsic Factors |
| Key components of a warm up and cool down |
| Benefits of a warm up and cool down |
| Acute injuries |
| Chronic injuries |
| Assessment |
| Mock Exam |
| Mini Assessments |
| 8 Mark question essay writing |
| Extended writing answers |
| Exam techniques |
| DC1 |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Topic Area 4: Reducing risk, treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries and medical conditions |
| Topic Area 5: Causes, symptoms and treatment of medical conditions |
| Revision |
| Going back through Topic 1-4 |
| Misconceptions from assessments |
| Exam practice |
| Paper practice |
| Skills/ application of knowledge |
| Measures that can be taken before and during participation in sport or physical activity to reduce risk and severity of injury/medical conditions |
| Responses and treatment to injuries and medical conditions in a sporting context |
| Asthma |
| Diabetes |
| Epilepsy |
| Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
| Other medical conditions |
| Literacy on questions |
| How to answer |
| Read the question |
| Understand what the question is asking for |
| Developing sporting knowledge and terminology |
| Assessment |
| Low stakes recall |
| Exam questions |
| Full Mock Exam |
| DC2 |