Physical Education is a core subject at Year 9 in which all students participate three times a fortnight. Students are exposed to a variety of activities, games and sports through which teachers seek to develop the following attributes: leadership, initiative, cooperation, sportsmanship, tactical and strategic thinking, team play and skill development.
A wide range of sports and activities are used for learning activities in Physical Education. These may include: swimming, springboard diving, weight training, fitness training, netball, speedball, tchoukball and lacrosse.
Each unit has a different focus for learning and development, and assessment and reporting. For example:
Invasion games, striking and fielding games and net/wall games. The focus for these units is tactical and strategic thinking, team play and skill development.
Swimming and diving focuses on stroke technique and competition skills (starts, turns and finishes). Springboard diving is also covered in this unit.
Students learn the theory behind training and fitness and apply this knowledge to write a personal training plan.
Sport Education is a student-centred teaching model where students are allocated with various roles and assume the responsibility for organising and running a sporting competition.
Links to the content of VCE Physical Education is an integral part of our subject at Year 9.
Aims and Objectives
To further refine skills developed in the lower secondary years
To develop an understanding of how these skills can be applied to a game situation by developing patterns of play, tactics and rules
To improve ‘Game Sense’ and encourage students to become thinking players
To encourage fair play and good sportsmanship
To respect individual differences in physical performance
To develop leadership qualities and participate in peer teaching opportunities
To participate in theoretical aspects of Physical Education and their practical application
Students are assessed on each unit according to the unit focus, which may be based on skills, tactics, leadership or content knowledge and understanding. Assessment rubrics are published to students at appropriate times during the year.
There are no booklisted items for Physical Education.
Physical Education uniform as stipulated in the Uniform Handbook is required for every lesson.