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A-Level Physical Education (AQA 7582), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
Overview
A-Level Physical Education (AQA 7582), against the DfE/Ofqual subject content.
Complete topic map
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How the musculo-skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and neuromuscular systems respond and adapt to exercise, alongside the energy systems that fuel activity and recovery.
How motor skills are classified, learned and refined, covering transfer, theories of learning, practice structure, guidance, feedback and memory models.
The emergence of modern sport and its social context, examining how pre-industrial and post-industrial Britain shaped participation and access to physical activity.
The effect of diet and nutrition on performance, plus principles and methods of preparation and training used to maintain and improve physical activity.
Applying training principles, periodisation and methods such as continuous, interval, HIIT, circuit and weight training to optimise fitness for performance.
Strategies for warming up, cooling down and protecting against injury, together with techniques used to treat and rehabilitate sporting injuries.
How motion and forces govern performance, including Newton's laws, force, centre of mass and the use of lever systems to analyse movement.
Analysis of motion in sport, covering linear and angular quantities, the conservation of angular momentum in flight and the factors affecting projectile pathways.
How air and water resistance influence performance through concepts such as drag, lift and the Bernoulli principle in sporting movement.
Psychological influences on the individual performer, including personality, attitudes, arousal, anxiety, aggression, motivation and social facilitation.
How group cohesion, leadership, goal setting, attribution, self-efficacy and confidence affect the performance of individuals and teams.
Cognitive and somatic techniques used to control arousal, anxiety and stress in order to support optimal sporting performance.
Distinguishing physical recreation, sport and physical education, and exploring the development of elite performers through national agencies and pathways.
Sporting ethics including amateurism, sportsmanship and gamesmanship, alongside deviance such as violence and the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
How commercialisation, sponsorship and the media interact with sport, and the legal and social impacts these relationships create for participants and audiences.
How technology is used to collect and analyse performance data and to develop equipment and facilities for both performers and spectators.
Assessment as a performer or coach in one activity, plus a written analysis and evaluation of performance to identify and address areas for improvement.
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AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
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