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BTEC Sport

This course gives students the chance to experience the many sides of sports. They will be able to look at the academic and theoretical side of sports, as well as look at the practical and vocational side. The BTEC Sport allows students to experience and get involved in a variety of sporting environments that our sports industry offers.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Taken as part of the IBCP and must be taken with either 2 Higher Level IB
subjects or 3 Standard Level IB subjects “BTEC sport is a fantastic way to intertwine people’s love of exercise and sport along with academic education.“

WHERE THIS SUBJECT CAN TAKE YOU

Entry to Sports sector courses and work. With HL Biology passed at grade 6, a Distinction and work experience this currently enables a physiotherapy application.

AWARD

BTEC (IBCP ONLY)
BTEC National, Level 3 Extended Certificate in Sport

COURSE CONTENT/STRUCTURE

Four units over two years, three mandatory units and one unit chosen by the department.
The three mandatory units:
Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology (Exam 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks)
Having an understanding of body systems is imperative in the sports industry so that professionals can help support people who are taking part in sport and exercise. The human body is made up of many different systems that interrelate to allow us to take part in a huge variety of sport and exercise activities.
Unit 2: Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Well-being (Exam - four hours note taking and two
hour 30 minute exam , 60 marks)
In this unit, you will explore the process required for screening clients and assessing their lifestyle and nutritional intake.
How to interpret this information will then be examined. From this information you will explore how to make judgements
on a specific individual’s current lifestyle and then suggest modifications to help improve the individual’s fitness, health
and overall well-being.
Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports Industry (Coursework)
In this unit, you will research the different possible careers and the associated job roles in the sports industry, then action-plan your Professional Development towards achieving a selected career aim. You will analyse your own skills and identify how to develop them into a career through the use of a career plan.

Current optional unit is:
Application of Fitness Testing Coursework

ASSESSMENT

  • Two of the four units are internally assessed by the department and will be graded as or Distinction, Merit or Pass.
  • Two units are externally assessed.
  • The Unit 1 exam will be sat in May of the Lower Sixth and Unit 2 in January of the Upper Sixth
  • The internal credits are worth 60 credits each, whilst the externally assessed units are worth 120 credits each

 

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