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Physical Education enables students to:

• Use practical activities to underpin contemporary theoretical understanding of the influences on participation and performance in physical activity, sport and exercise
• Develop an understanding of the anatomical, biomechanical, physiological and skill acquisition principles, and of behavioural, psychological, environmental and sociocultural influences on performance and participation in physical activity across the lifespan
• Engage in physical activity and movement experiences to determine and analyse how the body systems work together to produce and refine movement
• Critically evaluate changes in participation from a social-ecological perspective and performance in physical activity, sport and exercise through monitoring, testing and measuring of key parameters.

Curriculum focus

Entry - There are no prerequisites for entry to Unit 3. Students must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking Unit 4.

Unit 3 - Movement skills and energy for physical activity

Students use a variety of tools and techniques to analyse movement skills and apply biomechanical and skill acquisition principles to improve and refine movement in physical activity, sport and exercise. Students investigate the relative contribution of the three energy systems to performance in physical activity, sport and exercise and explore the causes of fatigue and different strategies used to postpone fatigue and promote recovery.

Unit 4 - Training to improve performance

Students consider the physiological, psychological and sociological requirements of training to design and evaluate an effective training program. Students participate in a variety of training sessions designed to improve or maintain fitness and evaluate the effectiveness of different training methods. Students critique the effectiveness of the implementation of training principles and methods to meet the needs of the individual, and evaluate the chronic adaptations to training from a theoretical perspective.

Assessment

In the study of VCE Physical Education students’ level of achievement will be determined by:

• Unit 3 School-assessed Coursework: 25 per cent
• Unit 4 School-assessed Coursework: 25 per cent
• End-of-year examination: 50 per cent.

There are seven School-assessed Coursework tasks on the following topics:

• Skill acquisition and biomechanical principles 
• Energy systems and acute responses to exercise
• Energy system interplay, fatigue and recovery
• Activity analysis and fitness tests
• Reflective folio of training sessions
• Training program design
• Chronic adaptations to training 

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Key Resource

• Textbook
• Edrolo Study Guide