PE – Coaching for Performance
Course Study Either semester
Prerequisites Nil
Course Description
The course focuses on the complexities of learning and teaching through practical application of coaching. Topics will enable students to prepare for VCE Unit 1 and 2 Physical Education as well a direct pathway to VCE/VET Sport and Recreation Certificate II.
The study examines skill acquisition to qualitatively analyse performance, with exposure to sport specific technology to create feedback and intervention for improvement. Through the coach’s lens; students will be exposed to knowledge in preparedness for gaining qualification in umpiring and coaching. The outline includes an enduring understanding of injury prevention, ethicality of performance enhancement, with an overarching embedment of sports psychology.
Students will be undertaking a significant level of hands on application within practical environments. These experiences include coaching of younger students within a physical education class, along with umpiring and management of safety within a sporting event.
Curriculum Structure
Key Knowledge
• Skill acquisition
• Qualitative analysis and feedback
• Coaching types and philosophy
• Coaching structure
• Injury prevention
• Sports Psychology
Key Skills
• Technology in sports analysis
• Attainment or preparedness of certificates in:
– Umpiring
– Coaching
– Sports Ethicality
– Strapping
• Coaching of Year 5&6 students
PE – Sport Science for Performance
Course Study Either semester
Prerequisites Nil
Course Description
This unit is aimed at providing students with both a theoretical and practical insight into the fields of Sport Science such as exercise physiology, biomechanics and sport psychology. Areas studied include ergogenic aids, coaching, musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems, components of fitness, psychological strategies to enhance performance, techniques and strategies to promote recovery and the use of technology in Sport Science. It is the aim of the unit that students will develop an understanding of the human body and skills that will allow them to improve their levels of fitness, wellbeing and sporting performance.
ASSESSMENT
1. Coursework (25%)
2. Project (25%)
3. Examination (50%)