Year 8/9 - Extension Academy: Sport (General)
Year 8/9 - Extension Academy: Sport (General)
OverviewThe aim of the course is to further develop sporting knowledge and skills by developing a deeper understanding of training practices, coaching strategies, tactical awareness, and recovery.
The course provides opportunities for students to explore training methods in a range of areas by building upon prior sporting knowledge and experiences. Students are provided with dedicated time to develop personal fitness, skills, and coaching strategies with a view to improving performance in their individual sporting pursuits.
Students are selected based off both their attitude towards the subject and their sporting abilities.
| Units / Topics | Types of Assessment |
|---|---|
| Technology in sport and skill analysis | Extended Responses |
| Advanced fitness testing | Document and Film Analysis |
| Specific sport inquiry-based learning tasks | Research Assessments |
| Coaching analysis | |
| Training principles and recovery |
Future Directions
Students may pursue Health and PE options in Year 9 and at the Senior Campus.