This unit focuses on participation in sport and recreation. It covers topics such as health, fitness, exercise, nutrition, and the effects of aging on the body. It also examines opportunities and pathways in sport, including the historical development of competitive sport, performance pathways, and lifelong involvement in sport. The content is designed to be taught through both practical activity and theoretical lessons to help students learn and prepare for their written exam.

1. Specification content
Unit 1 — Participation in Sport and Recreation
Students will learn the theoretical parts of the course better if they are taught these topics through practical activity. This ‘hands-on’ approach to learning
will help the candidates when they come to answer their written examination.
Section A — Healthy and Active lifestyles
Topic Content T and L guidance Resources
Topic Area 1 Requirements for participation: Suggested one-two lessons to cover. Student book Chapter 1.
Fitness, ability, resources, time. Student book task page 5 .
Concepts of recreation and active
Part of induction. Student book task page 12.
leisure:
Philosophy of mass participation, sport Teachers Resource Pack.
for all. Link to family and peers. Worksheets 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 .
Contemporary concerns: Press review and presentation.
Obesity, coronary heart disease, Detail in area 2.
diabetes, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, metabolic syndrome,
sedentary lifestyles, activity patterns,
ageing population, access, stress.
Topic Area 2 Differences, links, positive health Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book Chapter 2.
benefits (physical and psychological).
Health, fitness Work on key terms – develop Student book task page 22.
Physical – (energy expenditure) reduction glossary.
and exercise: in body fat; increased resting metabolic
rate and/or increased proportion of Student book tasks page 27.
muscle mass; reduced rates of mortality,
Link to Active people survey – local Student book tasks page 37.
CHD, obesity, reduce risk of osteoporosis,
stats.
and help type II diabetes management. Student book tasks page 39.
Current trends. Project work.
Teachers Resource Pack.
Comparative cultures, eg USA, Finland, Worksheet 2.1.
Japan.
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Topic Area 3 Energy intake, food groups, hydration, two lessons. Student book Chapter 2.
balance diet, food pyramid, cholesterol,
Nutrition and dietary requirements for exercise.
weight Balanced lifestyle: Food diary. Student book task page 27.
management:
Energy balance (energy intake vs energy
expenditure), work–life balance, dealing
with stress. Comparison of different athletes Student book task page 28.
diets – BBC Sports Academy.
Student book tasks page 29.
Teachers Resource Pack.
Worksheet 2.1.
Worksheet 2.2.
Topic Area 4 Physical maturation, decline in physical Suggested 1 lesson to cover.
capability (cardiovascular fitness
Effects of muscular strength, lung function, resting Student book – pp42-45.
ageing: metabolic rate, osteoporosis, flexibility). Produce graph – visual time line. Student book – take I t further task pp 44.
Link to health Lifestyles –
reformative.
Help the Aged = Ageing well/fit as http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/fit-as-a-
a fiddle. fiddle.asp
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Topic Area 5 Muscular-skeletal system: Suggested 10 lessons to cover both Student book chapter 3.
sections.
Effects of Responses (fibre recruitment, force
exercise — production, metabolism).
Student book task page 53.
responses and Adaptations (increase fibre size, increase Active learning looking at short
adaptations of force production . term responses of muscular skeletal
the body Increase metabolic energy supply). system . Teachers Resource Pack.
systems The major muscle groups — learning Worksheet 3.1.
PART 1 the muscles and their application in
Worksheet 3.3.
earlier lessons.
Worksheet 3.4.
Increased fuel demands/lactic acid.
Isometric and isotonic contractions.
May need basic anatomy revision to
Cardiovascular: underpin knowledge – how muscles Student book chapter 3.
work in pairs.
Responses (> SV, HR, Q, redistribution of Student book task page 58.
blood flow to working muscle). Active Learning — practical sessions
Teachers Resource Pack.
demonstrating how exercise and
Adaptations (increase in size of heart, SV,
fitness are linked to the Worksheet 3.5.
Q and capillaries).
cardiovascular system.
Practical application and
information gathering.
Immediate and short term effects of
exercise.
Blood pressure, heart rates and
exercise how affected over
sustained training.
Exercise and physical activity — the
affects on the C/V system.
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Topic Area 6 Respiratory: Suggested 10 lessons to cover both Student book chapter 3.
sections.
Effects of Responses (Increased rate and depth of
exercise — breathing, increased gas exchange).
Student book task page 62.
responses and Adaptations (improvements in respiratory Active lessons – use of information
adaptations of muscle performance.). gathered during practical sessions.
the body Teachers Resource Pack.
Exercise and physical activity — the
systems affects on the respiratory system. Worksheet 3.5.
PART 2 Immediate and short term effects.
The effects of regular and long term Student book chapter 3.
Neuro-muscular: participation.
Teachers Resource Pack.
Responses (increased number of muscle
fibres recruited, increase in rate of fibre Worksheet 3.5.
recruitment) . Immediate and short term effects.
Adaptations (improved co-ordination, The effects of regular and long term
increases in force production and rate of participation.
force production, increase in speed).
Topic Area 7 Components of physical fitness: Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book chapter 4.
Fitness and Speed, strength, endurance (aerobic,
training muscular), flexibility, composition.
Student book task page 74.
PART 1 Components of skill fitness:
Work on key terms – develop
Coordination, balance, agility, reaction glossary.
time, power, endurance (local muscle,
cardiovascular, strength). Teachers Resource Pack.
Link to Unit 2 fitness types.
Worksheet 4.1.
Worksheet 4.2.
Worksheet 4.3.
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Topic Area 8 Methods of fitness training: Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book chapter 4.
Fitness and Aerobic/anaerobic training, continuous,
training interval, power, circuit/weight/
resistance training, speed, fartlek, cross
PART 2 training, core stability, plyometrics, SAQ Work on key terms – develop Student book task page 79.
(speed, agility, quickness), stretching glossary.
(static, ballistic, dynamic, proprioceptive
neuromuscular facilitation — PNF).
Principles of training: Teachers Resource Pack.
FITT, duration, recovery Application of Project work – linked to own sports
Worksheet 4.3.
fitness and training/overtraining. activity – foundation for task 4.1.
Worksheet 4.4 .
Appropriateness of programmes to
differing clients:
Young and old, trained and untrained,
active and sedentary, healthy and
unhealthy.
Project based on developing fitness
programmes for different members
of students families – eg
grandparents, sporty sibling, parent
who wants to lose weight.
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Topic Area 9 Rationale of assessment: Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book chapter 4.
Maximal v sub-maximal tests, reasons for
Fitness
testing/use of tests for assessment of
assessment fitness, limitations, validity and Exemplar PARQ – student book pp 90.
reliability, using Technology to assess Work on key terms – develop
fitness.
glossary.
Protocols of recognised fitness tests: Student book task page 93.
Application, understanding, Physical
Activity Readiness Questionnaire.
(PARQ), tests for different components of
fitness, eg strength, power, speed, Teachers Resource Pack.
flexibility, endurance, body composition. Active lessons — Healthy school
Worksheet 4.5 .
week.
Staff MOT’s.
Protocol of key fitness tests —
Fitness testing linked to strengths
http://www.topendsports.com/
and weaknesses.
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7. Section B — Opportunities and pathways
Topic Content T and L guidance Resources
Topic Area 1 Festivals of sport: Suggested 8 lessons to cover. Student book chapter 5.
The Ancient, modern, popular recreations,
development of the modern Olympic Games, Exemplar time line – student book Fig 5.1.
international sports festivals. Work on key terms – develop
competitive
sport Emergence of ‘rational sport’ as a glossary. Student book task page 100.
product of the Industrial Revolution:
Codification (reason, need, process), Time line of key historical Student book task page 101.
development of national governing developments.
bodies, role of Oxbridge, export of the
games ethic . Student book task page 104.
Own Sports study.
20th century:
Development of professional and Local examples of sports historical
international sport, ‘Spectatorism’, development. Teachers Resource Pack.
sport(s) as a business, rise of the ‘sports Worksheets 5.1,5.2, 5.3.
star’.
Overview of popular recreations-
http://www.pe4u.co.uk
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Topic Area 2 21st century: Suggested 6 lessons to cover. Student book chapter 5.
The Globalisation of sport, Olympic case Mini Olympics review.
development of study, increase in commercialism and
media influence, sponsorship, News reporting project on key
competitive issues – done in groups or as an
advertisement and endorsement (eg Student book task page 110.
sport individual.
problems of Montreal games followed by
Issues ‘Hamburger games’ of 1984),
‘Americanisation’, TV (influence of/on Student book task page 101.
sport, impact of non-terrestrial Develop a scrap book of
networks). contemporary examples.
Deviance in sport: Regular review of press/media for British Olympic Association education resource area —
related stories/examples. http://www.olympics.org.uk/education.aspx
Sportsmanship, gamesmanship,
performance enhancing drugs, role of
WADA future developments.
Topic Area 3 Sporting pyramid: Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book chapter 6.
Performance Concept, how the base and peak
pathways interlink, difference between
participation and performance Levels Application to students own Student book task page 119.
(foundation, participation, competition, sporting activity.
elite), link to learning and development
of skills as well as increasing training Student book task page 121.
and support needs. Link to local and national study.
The roles of key UK agencies (Youth
Teachers Resource Pack.
Sports Trust, UK Sport, Sport England
Application to own sports pyramid.
etc), in managing the pyramid in the Worksheets 6.1, 6.2.
UK.
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Topic Area 4 Traditional pathways: Suggested 3 lessons to cover. Student book chapter 6.
Performance Role of schools, universities, clubs,
pathways sports colleges.
Current models:
Link to local and national study.
National Framework for Sport, Game
Plan, A Sporting Future for All, UKSI
network, sports search programmes. Teachers Resource Pack.
Talent Identification: Visit to ‘local’ UKSI. Worksheets 6.3, 6.4, 6.5.
Concept, history of talent development
in East Germany and Australia, UKSI and
NGB talent identification schemes in Group work into other nations elite
the UK. sports systems and presentation to
Key websites.
rest of group.
Talent Development:
www.sportsearch.org.uk
Schools Games, World Class Programme
TASS, AASE. www.tass.gov.uk
Plotting of local examples/case
studies on development pathway – www.sportsaid.org.uk
link to national study.
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Topic Area 5 Concepts (sport for all, mass Suggested 3 lessons to cover. Student book chapter 7.
participation, lifetime sports,
Lifelong leadership and volunteering
involvement programmes), Sport England’s Use Sport England – active people
participation segments benefits of survey date to analyse participation
increased participation . Student book task page 140.
in students locality.
Constraints on participation:
Opportunity, provision, esteem, cost, Student book tasks page 142.
Link to local and national study.
time, resources, geographical,
pressure.
Target groups:
Develop marketing campaign for a Teachers Resource Pack.
Definition, groups (gender, race, age,
socio-economic background). target group – which identifies key
Worksheets 7.1.
constraints.
Worksheet 7.2.
http://www.sportengland.org/research/active_people
_survey.aspx
Topic Area 6 Role of sports councils, eg Making Suggested 3 lessons to cover. Student book chapter 7.
England Active, multi-sport hubs, active
Reformative places initiative, public service
policies agreements.
Work of specialist agencies, eg Women’s Link to local and national study.
Student book tasks page 142.
Sports foundation, Federation of English
Disability Sport, Kick It Out.
Concessions, programming, local Disabled sport activity.
Teachers Resource Pack.
schemes, school and county sports Local examples.
partnerships. Worksheets 7.3.
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Topic Area 7 Private gyms and health clubs, fashion Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book chapter 7.
and activity, role of media, technology
Technical linked to access, adrenaline and
developments adventure sports, impact of 2012 Olympic Student book tasks page 146.
and cultural Games.
Link to local and national study.
trends:
Local examples.
Topic Area 8 Philosophy, models (eg elite, retention), Suggested two lessons to cover. Student book chapter 7.
reasons for LTAD review of current
Long Term models, link to current sports models in
Athlete the UK.
Development
Link to local and national study.
(LTAD)
Early and Late Specialisation
(‘FUNdamentals’, learning to train, Personal sports examples – apply to
training to train, training to compete, own sporting activity – foundation
training to win, retirement and for task 4.4 in A2.
retainment.
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