BTEC First Diploma in Sport

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BTEC First Diploma in Sport
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What, Why, How ?
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What is it?

• A relatively new course designed to provide
  sporty intelligent students with a different way
  of achieving a qualification.
• It is the equivalent to getting 4 GCSE grade Cs
  or above.

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What things will I be learning?

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The body in sport

• What happens to the body during exercise.
• How the muscles work.
• What happens to the heart and lungs.
• What the physical effects of exercise are on the
  body.
• What the different types of exercise do to the
  body.

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Health, safety and injury in sport

• How to keep healthy
• How to prevent injury when playing sport
• What to do and not to do if someone is injured in
  sport
• Look at the different types of injury you may get
  in sport and how to treat them.
• First Aid- how to do it!

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The sports industry

• Look at the big sports companys like Nike and see
  how they market their products.
• Look at how these companys use technology to
  design their products.
• Design your own sports products!!
• Look at the role of sport in society today.

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Practical sport

• Participating in practical activities throughout
  the course.
• Including Fitness training, Netball, Hockey,
  Football, Volleyball, Badminton, Football,
  Rounders, Athletics and many more.
• Also , coaching others to play sport, and
  organising tournaments!

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Fitness for sports performance

• Practically testing our Fitness levels over a
  period of time
• Understanding how to test different aspects of
  fitness and why!

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Sports leader!!

• Learn how to coach a variety of sports through
  practical experience.

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Is this course right for me?

• Its all about sport but not just playing
  sport!!!
• It involves a lot of doing- activity!But also a
  lot of theory work and written assignments
• Its hard work, its challenging but for the right
  sporty/intelligent student Its very rewarding.

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How long is the course and how will I be assessed?

• 360 hours which will be 20 of your timetable
  in year 10 AND 11.
• All coursework and modules Assessment.
• 2 Compulsory units everyone must do.
• Then we will choose 4 other units out of the 6 to
  be assessed in.

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What do you think?

• The decision is yours!!!!