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Overview

This course takes a multidisciplinary approach, encouraging the development of different methods of enquiry with the focal point being the performer and the performance.

The course is based on the interaction between the theory and practice of Physical Education and provides an excellent foundation for students who wish to pursue careers in teaching and coaching, sports development, the leisure industry, recreational management, the health and fitness industry and professional sport.

Specification aims

The aims of these specifications are to encourage students to:

• An understanding of the factors influencing performance and the ability to apply these to a range of physical activities.
• Knowledge and skills of selected physical activities.
• The skills necessary to analyse, evaluate and improve performance.
• An appreciation of social, moral and cultural issues which affect participation and performance in physical activity.
• The capacity to think critically about the relationships between the different factors influencing performance.
• A capacity to explain current provision for participation in physical activity in the context of social issues and global trends.