Hello! We are delighted that you have chosen to study the A-Level PE from September. The step up from GCSE to A-level can be tough for many students so we hope that the tasks provided will give you an insight into what you will be studying within the first few weeks of Year 12 and ensure you have a confident start in September.

The course is suited to students who have a genuine interest in sporting excellence and the science behind it. The two-year course covers six theoretical units, and you will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge you have learned in these units into a piece of coursework where you will evaluate your performance in a sport of choice; this coursework will be worth 15% of your final grade. In Year 12, the first topics you will study are: Section A: the Cardiovascular System, Section B: Skill characteristics and their impact on transfer and practice, and Section C: Sociological factors affecting participation. The course is demanding both practically and theoretically therefore we would like to remind you that you must be competitively taking part in an AQA recognised sport/ activity outside of Sixth Form.

Here is the link to the AQA A-Level PE Specification should you wish to further investigate the theoretical or practical side of the course.

Tutorials:

Watch and make notes on the following tutorials. These topic areas are studied within the first term of Year 12.

Section A: (The Cardiovascular System)

Cardiac conduction system - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdGmpRXqIk4

Impact of PA on health and fitness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsEXumbaKPs

Venous return - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U13TwV1b5bc

Cardiovascular drift - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8RhaNjd0E

Transportation of oxygen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK5QU-byDdY

A-VO2 difference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edj4diz9w30

Bohr shift - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ssmy4kxpk8

Section B: (Skill characteristics and their impact on transfer and practice)

Characteristics of a skill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQerf28Dxx0

Transfer of learning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CniaFIaPm4

Types of practice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx4EXLe9Tlc

Methods of presenting practice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jpPFIsr9g4

Feedback - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti-kHX3pbWE

Section C: (Sociological factors affecting participation)

Social groups and barriers impacting sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZemjQUjry0

Barriers to participation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu8DJESpm50

Social action theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGgRt76p9nI

Equality in Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfWHnrL6pxA

Sport England - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpmeL3dfijg

NEA:

Video yourself playing the sport that you intend to participate in for the practical section of your A-Level.

List your strengths and weaknesses, giving a reason why you think each is a strength or weakness.

Describe, in detail, how you would improve one of your weaknesses.

Reading/ watch list review:

Watch/ read any of our recommended books or documentaries and write a review consisting of the following questions:

• What was it about?

• How does it link to this subject and why is it important?

• What did you find particularly interesting/ inspiring/ shocking? Has this changed your opinion?

• What would you like to learn more about?

• Would you/ would you not recommend to a friend to read/ watch? Why?

Amy Hindmarch, Head of Physical Education

ahindmarch@bohunt.hants.sch.uk