S3 Physical Education

Course Overview

The course will follow a developmental process; it will increase understanding from a holistic performance perspective and take you through how best to improve your sports performance. Pupils will have the opportunity to negotiate the activities selected. 

The key areas will be as follows: 

• The impact Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical factors have on performance 

• Gathering data to analyse our Sporting Performance 

• Improving sporting performance in key sports in preparation for National 5: netball, football, basketball, badminton and athletics. 

• A Sport Education block where pupils will apply everything they have learned about performance development to make a team training programme and compete against other teams. 

Learning and Teaching Approaches

Physical Education lessons will be taught mainly through the practical context. There will be opportunities for you to use video analysis equipment to evaluate performance. 

Homework

Some homework may be necessary throughout the course. 

Assessment Approaches

Assessment will take place both formally and informally throughout the course. Assessment will be made in the practical context.