Year 10 5ASES – Sport and Exercise Studies

Main areas of study:

Sport and Exercise Studies is designed for students who are passionate about physical activity and sport. Students will learn in, through and about movement by participating in a wide range of physical activities as well as classroom based activities using a sporting context.

It is expected that students opting into this course will be prepared each lesson with full PE gear and are active and passionate participaters in all activities. 

This course allows students to participate in a full year of Physical Education and ensures they are well prepared for Level 1 PE if they opt into it. 

In this course you will learn:

• Fitness concepts and principles.
• Fitness testing and goal setting to improve personal fitness outcomes.
• Designing a training programme.
• A variety of different training methods and activities.
• Basic exercise physiology concepts.
• Interpersonal and leadership skills.
• How to positively contribute to a team.
• Skill learning and performance.

This course aims to develop the holistic competencies in the Ākonga Profile and ensure that all students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to lead healthy active lives and embody this sense of physical literacy. 

Methods of assessment:
All assessments are curriculum based levels and are assessed primarily over Level 5, and 6 of the NZ Curriculum. There are a variety of different assessment modes across the course including; demonstrating physical and interpersonal skills.

This course leads to:    
Level 1 Physical Education (6PED) and Level 1 Health Studies (6HST).