KS5 Btec Sport and Exercise Science
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Unit 1 – Anatomy for sport and Exercise
 Know the structure and function of the Skeletal
system
 Know the structure and function of the
muscular system
 Know the structure and function of the
circulatory and Respiratory system.
Year 12
Unit - Sport and Exercise Psychology
 Know the effects of personality, motivation, and
aggression on sports performance.
 Know the impact of arousal, stress and anxiety
on sports performance.
 Know the psychology of group dynamics in
sports environments.
 Know psychological factors that affect people in
exercise environments.
Spring 1
Spring 2
Unit 2: Sport and Exercise Physiology
 Be able to investigate the initial responses of
the body to exercise
 Be able to investigate how the body responds
to steady-state exercise
 Know fatigue and how the body recovers
from exercise

Know how the body adapts to long-term
exercise.
Unit 8: Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise
 Know a range of laboratory-based and fieldbased fitness tests
 Be able to use health screening techniques
 Be able to administer appropriate fitness tests
 Be able to interpret the results of fitness tests
and provide feedback.
Unit 15 - Sports Injuries
 Know how common sports injuries can be
prevented by the correct identification of risk
factors
 Know about a range of sports injuries and their
symptoms
 Know how to apply methods of treating sports
injuries
 Be able to plan and construct treatment and
rehabilitation programmes for two common
sports injuries
Unit 4: Research Methods for Sport and Exercise
Sciences.
 Know key issues in research methods for the
sport and exercise sciences
 Know data collection techniques for the sport
and exercise sciences
 Know qualitative data analysis techniques for
the sport and exercise sciences
 Know quantitative data analysis techniques
for the sport and exercise sciences
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Summer 1
Summer 2
Unit 19 - Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
 Know about the organisation and
provision of outdoor and adventurous
activities
 Know the safety and environmental
considerations associated with outdoor
and adventurous activities
 Be able to participate in outdoor and
adventurous activities
 Be able to review own performance in
outdoor and adventurous activities.
Unit 23: Work Experience in Sport
 Know about the opportunities for workbased experience in sport
 Be able to prepare for a work-based
experience in sport
 Be able to undertake a work-based
experience in sport
 Be able to review a work-based experience
in sport
Unit 9: Fitness Training and Programming
 Know different methods of fitness training
 Be able to plan a fitness training session
 Be able to plan a fitness training
programme
 Be able to review a fitness training
programme.
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Year 13
Unit 16 - Sports Coaching
 Know the roles, responsibilities and skills of
sports coaches
 Know the techniques used by coaches to
improve the performance of athletes
 Be able to plan a sports coaching session
 Be able to deliver and review a sports coaching
session
Unit 5 - Research project in sports and exercise science
 Be able to plan a sport science- or exercise
science-based research project
 Be able to conduct a sport science- or exercise
science-based research project
 Be able to produce a sport science- or exercise
science-based research project
 Be able to review a sport science- or exercise
science-based research project
Unit 18 - Practical Team Sports
 Know the skills, techniques and tactics required
in selected team sports
 Know the rules and regulations of selected
team sports
 Be able to assess own performance in selected
team sports
 Be able to assess the performance of teams in
selected team sports
Unit 7 - Exercise Health and lifestyle
 Know the importance of lifestyle factors in the
maintenance of health and wellbeing
 Be able to assess the lifestyle of a selected
individual
 Be able to provide advice on lifestyle
improvement
 Be able to plan a health-related physical
activity programme for a selected individual.
Unit 11 - Analysis of sports performance
 Know the performance profile of a
sporting activity
 Be able to analyse sporting performance
 Be able to provide feedback to athletes
regarding performance
 Understand the purpose and resources
required for analysing different levels of
sporting performance
Unit 13 - Current Issues in sport
 Know how sport has developed in the UK
 Know how media and technology influence
modern sport
 Know how contemporary issues affect sport
 Understand the cultural influences and
barriers that affect participation in sports
activities
Unit 20 - Applied sports and exercise psychology
 Know the role of the sport and exercise
psychologist
 Know the techniques used to influence
motivation in sport and exercise
 Know the use of imagery and mental
rehearsal in sport and exercise
 Know the techniques used to control
arousal in sport and exercise
 Be able to plan and review a psychological
skills training programme for a selected
sports performer
Unit 12 - Sports Nutrition
 Know the concepts of nutrition and digestion
 Know energy intake and expenditure in sports
performance
 Know the relationship between hydration and
sports performance
 Be able to plan a diet appropriate for a
selected sports activity.
Unit 21 - Applied Sports and Exercise Physiology
 Know how temperature and altitude affect
exercise and sports performance
 Know about the physical differences
between people of different gender and
race and their effect on exercise and
sports performance
 Know the impact that the physiological
effects of ageing have on exercise and
sports performance
 Know the effects and implications of using
ergogenic aids for exercise and sports
performance
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