BTEC Sport Fitness for Sport â Fitness Testing and Training Overview ...
BTEC Sport Fitness for Sport – Fitness Testing and Training
Year 10 BTEC Sport
Overview of Unit This unit gives learners the opportunity to explore the essential fitness requirements and training methods used to achieve successful sports performance. The unit also explores lifestyle and psychological factors and the effects these can have on sports training and performance. Learners will investigate their personal fitness levels by participating in a series of fitness tests. The first part of this unit will give learners an insight into the physical fitness requirements and training methods used to achieve excellence in a selected sport. Learners will also explore lifestyle factors which may affect sports performance. The second part of the unit will enable learners to participate in a series of fitness tests to assess their current fitness levels and performance. Learners can then compare their own level of fitness and potential with the demand of competing at their desired level. In the final part of the unit learners will examine psychological factors which may affect training and sports performance. This unit is particularly relevant for those who would like to work in sports coaching, fitness instruction and elite sport.
Learning Outcomes On completion of this unit a learner should: 1 Know the fitness and training requirements necessary to achieve excellence in a selected sport 2 Know the lifestyle factors that affect sports training and performance 3 Be able to assess their own level of fitness 4 Know the effects of psychological factors on sports training and performance.
Lesson Overview
Week 1 By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Name the two main types of fitness.
Describe the six components of physical fitness.
Suggest sports performers who possess high levels of each component.
Week 2 By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Describe the five components of skill- related fitness.
Suggest sports performers who possess high levels
Week 3of each component. By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand why fitness components are important for successful participation in sport.
Be able to describe how the physical and skillrelated components of fitness help a performer succeed.
Homework Describe the differences between performers from two different sports
Week 4 By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Explain the term Maximum Heart Rate (MHR).
Describe the training pyramid.
Calculate heart rate training zones for themselves and others.
Week 5
Homework
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Students to complete worksheet 1.3 activities 4 and 5.
U nderstand what is meant by Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE).
Use the Borg RPE Fifteen Point Scale.
Apply the knowledge and understanding to Week 6monitor their own levels effort during future training By the sessions. end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand the importance of the principles of training represented by the acronym ‘FITT for SPORT followed by some R&R’.
Know how each part of FITT affects the planning of a training programme.
Homework Page 10 of the student handbook, Students to complete activities one, two and three
Week 7
Homework
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Page 11 of the student handbook, Students to complete activity 6.
Understand the importance of the principles of training represented by the acronym ‘FITT for SPORT followed by some R&R’.
Know how each part of ‘SPORT followed by some R&R’ affects the planning of a training programme.
Be able to apply the principles of training to the design of a training programme.
Week 8
Homework
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Students to describe a warm-up and a cool-down for an exercise session they take part in, explaining why each aspect was included. If your students can write this or they could do this exercise as an audio commentary.
Understand the importance of a warm-up and cool-down in an exercise session.
Know how to perform a warm-up and a cooldown suitable for an exercise session.
Be able to explain the reasons why we warm up and cool down.
Year 10 BTEC Sport
Overview of Unit This unit gives learners the opportunity to explore the essential fitness requirements and training methods used to achieve successful sports performance. The unit also explores lifestyle and psychological factors and the effects these can have on sports training and performance. Learners will investigate their personal fitness levels by participating in a series of fitness tests. The first part of this unit will give learners an insight into the physical fitness requirements and training methods used to achieve excellence in a selected sport. Learners will also explore lifestyle factors which may affect sports performance. The second part of the unit will enable learners to participate in a series of fitness tests to assess their current fitness levels and performance. Learners can then compare their own level of fitness and potential with the demand of competing at their desired level. In the final part of the unit learners will examine psychological factors which may affect training and sports performance. This unit is particularly relevant for those who would like to work in sports coaching, fitness instruction and elite sport.
Learning Outcomes On completion of this unit a learner should: 1 Know the fitness and training requirements necessary to achieve excellence in a selected sport 2 Know the lifestyle factors that affect sports training and performance 3 Be able to assess their own level of fitness 4 Know the effects of psychological factors on sports training and performance.
Lesson Overview
Week 1 By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Name the two main types of fitness.
Describe the six components of physical fitness.
Suggest sports performers who possess high levels of each component.
Week 2 By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Describe the five components of skill- related fitness.
Suggest sports performers who possess high levels
Week 3of each component. By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand why fitness components are important for successful participation in sport.
Be able to describe how the physical and skillrelated components of fitness help a performer succeed.
Homework Describe the differences between performers from two different sports
Week 4 By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Explain the term Maximum Heart Rate (MHR).
Describe the training pyramid.
Calculate heart rate training zones for themselves and others.
Week 5
Homework
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Students to complete worksheet 1.3 activities 4 and 5.
U nderstand what is meant by Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE).
Use the Borg RPE Fifteen Point Scale.
Apply the knowledge and understanding to Week 6monitor their own levels effort during future training By the sessions. end of the lesson students should be able to:
Understand the importance of the principles of training represented by the acronym ‘FITT for SPORT followed by some R&R’.
Know how each part of FITT affects the planning of a training programme.
Homework Page 10 of the student handbook, Students to complete activities one, two and three
Week 7
Homework
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Page 11 of the student handbook, Students to complete activity 6.
Understand the importance of the principles of training represented by the acronym ‘FITT for SPORT followed by some R&R’.
Know how each part of ‘SPORT followed by some R&R’ affects the planning of a training programme.
Be able to apply the principles of training to the design of a training programme.
Week 8
Homework
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Students to describe a warm-up and a cool-down for an exercise session they take part in, explaining why each aspect was included. If your students can write this or they could do this exercise as an audio commentary.
Understand the importance of a warm-up and cool-down in an exercise session.
Know how to perform a warm-up and a cooldown suitable for an exercise session.
Be able to explain the reasons why we warm up and cool down.
