PE and BTEC Sport
Welcome....
... to the Upper 6th transition page!
We have looked to curate links to material which should support some summer research into areas related to your specific areas of study and interest next year. Good luck and have fun discovering real areas of interest.
Sports and Exercise Science
1. The science of nutrition and healthy eating. The science behind nutrition, covering aspects of biology, chemistry and physics as well as gaining insight into healthier eating.
2. Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts. We all know that the heart is very important but what exactly does the heart do? Why is the blood so important? What functions do the lungs perform?
3. Anatomy Specialization. Learn the Foundations of Human Anatomy. Understand the major organ systems, their functions and relationships within the body.
www.coursera.org/specializations/anatomy
4. Physical Activity and Public Health. The aim of this module is to introduce some important ideas in public health about how to respond to these types of problem.
www.myheplus.com/post-16/subjects/medicine/physical-activity-and-public-health
5. Podcasts:
Pacey Performance Podcast. If you are wanting to hear from the world’s best coaches and sports scientists, you’re in the right place. www.strengthofscience.com/pacey-performance-podcast/
Loughborough University's 'Experts in Sport' podcast is a regular series, hosted by Applied Sport Management Lead Martin Foster, that brings together experts from across Loughborough University with external thought leaders to discuss the latest research and hot topics in sport and academia. https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ssehs/experts-in-sport/
6. Seminars and websites:
The Professional Body for Strength and Conditioning in the UK: https://www.uksca.org.uk/home
The Science of Sports: https://sportsscientists.com/who-are-we/
Sports Psychology
1. Exercise and mental health. Look at the links between exercise and improved mental health and psychological well-being. This will include consideration of the role of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression, and in enhancing mood.
2. Exploring sport coaching and psychology. Explore the influence of coaching and psychology through the lens of sports people and teams who have been successful. You will focus on coaching practices used with young people and adults, including research and advice of leaders in their fields.
3. The impact of technology on children's physical activity. Explores the impact of technology on children’s physical activity levels. It examines the different types of technology that children have access to and the ways in which they engage with it.
4. Motivation and factors affecting motivation. This includes looking at the most influential theories of motivation that contribute to understanding the causes of motivation. The motivation of sports people and people working in sport and fitness environments are used to help understand the theories presented.
5. Podcast: The Sport Psych Show. Join Sport Psychologist, Dan Abrahams, on The Sport Psych Show as he aims to demystify sport psychology for players, coaches and parents by speaking with some of the most influential people in sports performance today.
podtail.com/en/podcast/the-sport-psych-show/
Sports Business Management
1. Sport media and culture: Who's calling the shots? Looks at the role played by the media in sport and how this has changed with the development of internet and satellite TV. Who calls the shots: athletes, teams or the media moguls? How do scientists explain this relationship between sport and the media?
2. Sports Marketing. In this Sports Marketing Course you will learn:
— Ticket pricing strategies
— How a crisis might happen in sport
— How all types of companies are using sports to enhance and position their brands
— How to promote and market a sporting event
— How to develop sponsorships
— How to use social media to grow your team’s follower base and promote your sporting events, conferences and conventions
www.coursera.org/learn/sports-marketing
3. Becoming a Sports Agent. Learn how the best sports agents manage clients at each stage. This course will provide each student with the skills necessary to guide an athlete through the difficult decisions that can make or lose the athlete millions of dollars, as well as affect their public image and career.
www.coursera.org/learn/sports-agent
4. The Olympic Games and the Media. This course gives you a complete insight into the communication and managerial techniques put into practice in the creation of the most important sporting mega event in the world. You will learn about the essentials of television production, programming strategies and television rights management of the Olympic Games.
www.coursera.org/learn/olympic-games
Sports Physiotherapy
1. Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise. The concepts and benefits of physical therapy and exercise. Why physical activity and exercise are important, Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease, Exercise and Osteoporosis, Exercise and Cancer, Common Sports Injuries, Exercise and Arthritis.
https://www.coursera.org/learn/physical-therapy-exercise
2. Paid Courses available here:
www.reed.co.uk/courses/physiotherapy/online?faq=search
Sports Coaching and Teaching
1. Active, healthy lifestyles. Aimed at potential teachers of Physical Education, we begin by looking at some of the common misconceptions relating to fitness and activity levels together with accepted definitions of these concepts. We consider how active young people should actually be, and discuss how PE teachers can ensure they are making an effective contribution to this area of public health.
2. The Science of Training Young Athletes. This course is packed full of practical sports science information that provide youth coaches and parents with the practical pediatric sports science insights to successfully retain young athletes and develop their sport potential while avoiding injury and overtraining.
www.coursera.org/learn/youth-sports
3. Science of Training Young Athletes Part 2. In this course you will learn how to design the type of training that takes advantage of the plastic nature of the athlete’s body so you mold the right phenotype for a sport.
https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-training-young-athletes-part-2
4. Clean Sport Advisor Course. The course is for anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of clean sport and increase the reach to protect clean sport.
ukad.coachwisehub.com/store/750681-clean-sport-advisor-course
5. Working with young people in sport and exercise. Examines the special considerations of coaching or instructing young people in sport and exercise. The physiological differences between children and adults will be considered along with the practical implications of coaching young people.
6. Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness. boost your ability to vary your communication approach according to the situation and the needs of the people involved.
7. Coaching and teaching seminars and advice: