Planning a Session

For the next task, you are to plan a session on a sport of your choice which you will deliver next term to a group of approximately 10 year 7/8s.

You must include the following in your plan:

• Warm-Up
• 2 drills on a specific skill
• A conditioned game

Your plan must also show how your session will be organised and include coaching points for the drills.

Legal Factors and Regulatory Bodies

To attain P2 you must describe the legal factors and the regulatory bodies that influence health and safety in sport. To do this, use the following headings and describe them in your own words. Reading for this chapter can be found in the Assessing Risk in Sport folder on the shared area:

Legal Factors

• Law (Statutory Law, Case Law and Civil Law)
• In Loco Parentis
• Duty of Care
• Negligence

Regulatory Bodies

• Local Authorities
• Local Education Authorities
• Police
• National Governing Bodies of Sport

Year 13: Writing up your session plans

As discussed yesterday, the flexibility session is unique in that the format needs to ensure that you explain the different type of stretches that can be completed and detail the theory behind each of them (also including examples and diagrams). For the other sessions, you may wish to use the following sub headings:

Athlete Profile - a brief description of the athlete, main sport, short and long-term goals. This is improtant as their profile will determine the type and intensity of the exercises you include in your session plan

Warm Up - this should be appropriate activities which include a pulse raising activity and a stretching section

Main Activities - You should include details of each exercise you want your athlete to complete including appropriate times, intensities etc

Cool Down

Theory and Justification of Chosen Activities - in this section you begin to fulfill the 'merit' criteria as you explain your reasoning for selecting the activities featured above. You should refer to your notes from James' presentation and make reference to the needs of your athlete.

You have until Thursday 12th December to complete these sessions before our next presentation with James. The session will not be on this Thursday as I will be at a Table-Tennis tournament.

Year 12 - Analysis of Fitness Test Results

Tomorrow we will run the final tests (Illinois Agility and 35m Sprint). In the meantime you can begin to analyse the results that you have already obtained for one of your subjects.

Use the headings from the picture here (or use the template that is on the shared area):

Take a look at this example that was good enough to achieve a the distinction criteria:

Finally, you should remember to use sites such as www.brianmac.co.uk and www.topendsports.com to help you analyse your results and evaluate the fitness of your subject. This page on the bleep test is particularly good as it calculates your VO2 Max (more about this later).

Year 12 - Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise - Monday 14th October

You have 3 lessons this week to complete your subject profiles. Please remember to address the following:

• Summarise PARQs
• If no health problems exist, suggest ways to improve their favoured sports
• Ask them if they have any fitness goals (or make some for them)
• Evaluate their test results (and suggest possible reasons for inaccuracies and the limitations of the tests themselves - see video)
• Justify the selection of fitness tests that we will be administering next week
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of their health profile - MERIT
• Recommend lifestyle changes (or state the importance of maintaing the healthy lifestyle they may already lead) - DISTINCTION

Last week the BBC showed a very useful documentary called 'Trust Me, I'm a Doctor'. The whole programme was interested and relevant to various units of the BTEC course. Most importantly, the first 10 minutes of the programme discussed the limitations of such tests as BMI and Body Fat Percentage. Please watch the first 10 minutes of the video from the link below. You should consider this when writing your health profiles.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p01dgf1w/

 

Year 13 - Leadership in Sport - Monday 14th October

You should have completed the work on the roles, characteristics and qualities common to successful sports leaders. We are now moving on to the psychological aspects of being a leader. Please read the articles that I've linked to below:

http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/how-to-become-an-effective-leader/

http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/how-our-sports-stars-are-motivated/

http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/anxiety-in-sports-performance/

http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/being-in-the-zone-sports-holy-grail/

http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/understanding-confidence-in-sport/

http://www.thesportinmind.com/topics/personality/

http://www.thesportinmind.com/articles/team-cohesion/

These are all interesting articles that relate to the psychological factors and considerations of being a leader. Those who completed the Psychology unit last year will be familiar with many of the concepts already.



Once you have read the articles you should write a post on your blogs which:

 

"explain four psychological factors that are important in the leading of sports activities" (M1)

 

You can choose 4 factors to expalin from the following (taken from the BTEC Specification):

 

Psychological factors

• cohesion eg group/team cohesion 
• Tuckman’s stages of group development (forming, storming, norming and performing)
• development of cohesion in a group/team
• social loafing and the Ringelmann effect; personality eg theories
• confidence
• self concept
• Profile of Mood States (POMS)
• motivation eg extrinsic, intrinsic
• stress eg stress management
• anxiety
• arousal

Subject Profile - Health Assessment

Now you have 2 completed PARQs and the health test results for 2 clients (fellow classmates) you should compile a subject profile. A template for this piece of work can be found by clicking in the folder entitled 'Unit 7: Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise' in the shared area and looks like this:




Screen Shot of Subject Profile

Use the headings on the template to create 2 subject profiles for your clients on a new post on blogger. You need to complete all sections of the subject profile for both of your clients. You must consider their health test results and the data from their PARQs. You must also consider the sports that they play and want to improve.

All this information will help you to assess their current health and justify the fitness tests that you are going to administer next week. Starting next week, we will be administering the following tests in lessons:

• Beep Test
• Cooper Run
• Illinois Agility Run
• Power Jumps
• 35m Speed Test
• Sit & Reach Test




Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise - Criteria

Frequently Asked Questions:

What if the health test results are all positive and the PARQ shows that the client has a very healthy lifestyle?

You should then decide which tests to administer and justify the selection based on their main sport (eg, I will test his cardiovascular fitness by doing the beep test and the cooper run as this is a key component of fitness in football as players must move around the pitch continuosly for 90 minutes).

You should also explain the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and the benefits this will include as well as how his health may deteriorate if your client lead a less healthy lifestyle.


How do I get a merit/distinction for this piece of work?

It is all about identifying strengths and weaknesses of their current state of health using the data available. What do their test results say about their health? Does their completed PARQ give any indication of a less than perfect lifestyle or indicate possible health issues?

To achieve a distinction you must evaluate all of the data available and suggest possible lifestyle changes outlining the long term effects on the body of poor diet, smoking, alcohol consumption etc. What impact woud high blood pressure have later in life? What health implications would a high BMI have?

 

Penalty?

Year 12 (Single) - Unit 7: Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise

On your blog, your first post should be entitled 'Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise: Task 1 - The Fitness Tests'.

 

Find an appropriate fitness test for the following components of fitness

• Speed


• Cardio-vascular Endurance


• Agility


• Power


• Reaction Time


• Muscular Endurance


• Muscular Strength

Include; test protocol, equipment, diagrams (or even videos), normative data for results.

 

To achieve a merit level include a section on your for each test where you explain the advantages and disadvantages and validity/reliability of each test.

 

TIP: Do not confuse Validity/Reliability with advantages/disadvantages. Cost and equipment can be used for advantages/disadvantages. Accuracy (or inaccuracy) of results should be used for Validity/Reliability. Think through the logistics of the test and ask yourself whether the results can be totally accurate and whether the data you have gathered is totally relevant.

 

DEADLINE: To be completed by the start of our lesson on Monday 23rd September

 

Year 12 (Double) - Unit 15: Instructing Physical Activity

Background Information:

You are a fitness instructor at The John Warner Sports Centre. You have 2 very different new clients who would like to improve their levels of fitness and would like to learn about some of the theory regarding Fitness Training. The first client is a fit 25 year old man who has 6 months to prepare for his first attempt at a marathon.  The second is a morbidly obese 40 year old woman who has been advised to improve her general health.

 

Task 1: Using blogger, describe the following principles of training:

• Progression


• Reversibility


• Specificity


• Overload


• F.I.T.T.


• Individual Needs

TIP: Imagine you are giving this information to your two clients:

• Define the principle
• Explain how it might be applied to their individual training plan
• What would happen if the principle was not applied

Describe and apply them to a training session/programme to fully explain. You should also

describe how the body can respond to regular exercise. Include:

• Hypertrophy


• Muscle Tone


• Stroke Volume


• Resting Heart Rate

Year 13 (Single) - Unit 13: Leadership in Sport

Task 1: Using ThingLink you need to create 3 posters which illustrate the qualities, characteristics and roles shared by successful sports leaders. You should use famous sports leaders in your posters.

Accompanying your posters, you should have a body of text which describes, explains and analyses the different factors. You must include case studies and examples to achieve merit/distinction level.

 

TIP: Your posters do not need a great deal of detail. The body of text underneath each poster should explain the quality, role or characteristic. You should try to use the person in your poster as an example when defining.

 

 

Use ThingLink to improve your practical portfolios

ThingLink is a great way to use interactive images on your blogs. Below is a video tutorial and an example of a 'ThingLink':

 

 

 

How to embed a video from YouTube to your blog:

Watch the video below to see how to embed clips from YouTube to your blog:

 

Double BTEC Sport - Badminton Shot Analysis

Below are videos with clear coaching points for 4 of the main shots in badminton.  Note down 4 or 5 key points to look out for when you are watching your videos. These bullet points should be recorded on your blogs under a post entitled "Badminton Shot Analysis":

The Smash:

The Overhead/Forehand Clear:

Low Serve:

Long Serve:

Volleyball Shot Analysis

Below are videos with clear coaching points for 3 of the main shots in volleyball.  Note down 4 or 5 key points to look out for when you are watching your videos. These bullet points should be recorded on your blogs under a post entitled "Volleyball Shot Analysis":

The Dig/Pass:

The Set:

The Underarm Serve:

If you are feeling ambitious, you could start to create 'thinglink' images to demonstrate the coaching points that you have just written down. Click here to see a simple tutorial on how to use thinglink. Below is an example of what a 'thinglink' looks like. Hover over the image to view the coaching points. These will look effective on your blogs plus we'd be able to attach videos to the images too:



For other resources and links to useful websites, you should go to the following folder on the shared area:

W:\Physical Education\Physical Education\BTEC\6 Form BTEC\Year 12\Single

Begin your Practical Portfolio for Volleyball

You should start your first blog entry (called 'The Basic Rules and Scoring Systems of Volleyball')  by describing the basic rules and scoring systems of Volleyball. A few tips:

• Do not copy and paste from another website
• Paraphrase the rules and scoring systems in your own words
• Include pictures (court markings)
• Useful websites and resources are in the shared area (and Pearltrees)
• Try to summarise the game by using approximately 10 rules
• Try to summarise the scoring system by using less than 10 rules

Finally, you should create 3 scenarios that may occur during a game. You must describe the scenario and explain how the officials should correctly apply the rules to the situation and what the outcome should be. Here is scenario that you may use as an example:

During a fiercely contested rally, several team members sweat profusely, dripping on the sports hall floor. This has now become a safety hazard. What should the officials do?

Your second post for your practical portfolios should be entitled 'Volleyball Skills, Techniques and Tactics'. You should use images (the perfect model) and coaching points to explain how to correctly execute the following shots:

• Dig
• Set
• Smash
• Serve

Watch the videos that I have posted on the 'Volleyball Shot Analysis' post and make a note of the main coaching points. You should also embed the videos to your blog post and use bullet points to list the coaching points. You should also explain when these skills are used in a match.

Eventually, we will have video footage of you performing these skills so that you can identify strengths and weaknesses in your performance.

If you are feeling ambitious, you could start to create 'thinglink' images to demonstrate the coaching points that you have just written down. Click here to see a simple tutorial on how to use thinglink. Below is an example of what a 'thinglink' looks like. Hover over the image to view the coaching points. These will look effective on your blogs plus we'd be able to attach videos to the images too:



For other resources and links to useful websites, you should go to the following folder on the shared area:

W:\Physical Education\Physical Education\BTEC\6 Form BTEC\Year 12\Single

Remember, this is a work in progress. Do not publish your post until everything has been done. Simply save it and continue next lesson (or in your own time).

Create your own blog...

Today I would like you to create your own blog (www.blogger.com) which will be used to complete coursework in a completely different way. The practical portfolios that you must produce for volleyball and football will be presented via your blog. This is because all of the images, videos and tools that we will be using for your portfolios can easily be brought together and embedded on your blog.  As you can see, prezis can easily be embedded to your blog:

Secondly, you will not have to submit your work for this unit, you will only have to share your blog address with me and keep it up to date.

Your first task today is to sign up and create your blog. It is important that you edit the privacy settings so that only the people who you want to read your blog can view it. I would recommend that you click the third option in 'Permissions' which allows readers whom you have authorised to access your blog (see screenshot below):

Secondly, I would like to see you make a 'ThingLink' at the following website - https://www.thinglink.com/ using a volleybal image. Below is one that I made about Gareth Bale:

Perhaps you could highlight correct/poor technique in your image and link to videos or coaching points?