Auckland Sports College

"Moving Forward Together"

Introductory Physical Education

This is a two or three year course that begins in Year 9 and introduces students to key topics in Physical Education and Health. The course is wider and deeper than that of the current NCEA Level 1 PE syllabus.   There is considerable overlap with the Cambridge IGCSE Physical Education curriculum   The five main areas covered in this course are anatomy and physiology health, fitness, and training skill acquisition and psychology social, cultural, and ethical influences communicable and non-communicable disease

Anatomy and Physiology

Musculoskeletal System
 
Main Bones
 

 
Major Muscles
 

 
Respiratory System
 
Cardiovascular System
 
Nervous System
 
Digestive System
 

Health, Fitness, and Training

In this course we are aiming to help you understand what your coaches and trainers are trying to understand with the strength and conditioning aspects of training programmes.
 
Principles of Training
 
There are lots of videos on youtube. This one is short and helpful.
 
Methods of Training
 
There are lots of videos on youtube. This one is short and helpful. It covers continuous training, fartlek training, plyometric training, and weight training.
 
This video covers circuit training, HIIT (high intensity interval training), and high-altutude training.
 
Stretching, Warm-up, Warm-down
 
There are lots of videos on youtube. This one is short and helpful.
 
Nutrition
 
Recovery
 
Fitness
 

Skill Acquisition and Psychology

 
Reframing
 

Social, Cutural, and Ethical Influences

 

Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease

 

Students will have the opportunity to complete the NCEA Level 1 Physical Education achievement standards but will not be required to do so. NCEA Level 1 PE is a 20 Credit course with four achievement standards each worth 5 credits. Two of the standards are externally assessed
 

AS92016 (Int)	Apply movement strategies in an applied setting (5Cr)
AS92017 (Int)	Demonstrate understanding of the application of strategies in movement (5Cr)
AS92018 (Ext)	Demonstrate understanding of the influence of personal movement experiences on hauora (5Cr)
AS92019 (Ext)	Demonstrate understanding of influences on movement in Aotearoa New Zealand or the Pacific (5Cr)