Physical Education / Sports Studies

Assessment

The AS Level in Physical Education has been designed to allow learners to develop the relevant knowledge, understanding and skills in both an academic and practical setting. Pupils will study a variety of topics including Exercise Physiology; Applied Anatomy and Physiology, the Biomechanics of Sports Performance, Technology in Sport, Skill Acquisition, Sports Psychology, and Sport and Society, as well as looking to improve their performance, analysis and evaluation skills in their chosen activity. The examined components (70% of the course) will provide the knowledge and understanding which underpin the practical component (30%). The practical component includes both oral analysis and performance, as either a performer or a coach, and sports which can be chosen can be found on the OCR website.