Level 3 Academic Athletic Development

Course Description

The epitome of what it means to be a physically educated St. Patrick’s Silverstream student.  This course is an athlete/performance focused programme that builds on the skills learnt in level 2 and is designed to help support our top student-athletes with learning that will enhance their performance on the field, but also grow them as a learner looking for their next challenge after their time at Stream has come to a close. 

In this course you will be asked to biomechanically analyse a challenging physical skill and use that knowledge to improve your performance to a nationally recognised standard. You will undertake a training programme to meet a prescribed goal and critically analyse the results. In addition, we will examine strategies for maintaining physically active lifestyles after we leave school at the end of the year. Those with aspirations of Scholarship PE and future Physical Education study should seriously consider this course of study.

Timetabled class time will be split between practical and theoretical learning tasks. If you just want to kit up and play every day then join a sports team; if you want to learn and grow as a student and a performer, join us.

Topics covered

• Evaluating physical activity experiences and planning for lifelong physical activity 

• Analysing physical skills using biophysical principles AND actioning feedforward to improve physical performance

• Carrying out and evaluating prescribed training programmes

• Demonstrating quality performance in applied settings

Recommendation for subject entry 

Achievement or higher in either AS 91328 (2.2) or AS 91329 (2.3)

15+ credits attained in AAD200 or PED200

Literacy Co-requisite

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Special discretion by the HOD who will holistically consider the student's attendance, academic attainment to date and relevance to pathways.

Assessment

Assessments will be a range of practical work, and theory work, where students will be given the opportunity to submit work for assessment utilising a range of modes including practical demonstrations, video explanations, audiovisual presentations and written reports.

There are a total of 19 NCEA level 3 credits available in this course, all from internal Achievement Standards.

A course endorsement will be available to students who attain Merit or Excellence grades for 14 or more credits.

This is a university entrance approved subject.

Next steps

Tertiary study of exercise prescription, science, education, community recreation or health.