01Strong Mind Strong Athlete
The Strong Mind Strong Athlete unit explores mindfulness, mental preparation techniques, the idea of 'Grit' and students will gain an insight into Sports Psychology as a career pathway.
Approximately 5 - 8 hours
Curriculum with a sporting context
Serious learning, grounded in sport.
Explore units that connect academic rigour with the real questions, skills and career pathways students encounter through sport.
15 curated units
Strong Mind Strong Athlete
Strapping and Taping
Community Outreach
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A broad curriculum with a reason to engage.
Each unit gives teachers a structured starting point and gives students a relevant context for learning, discussion and practical application.
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02Strapping and Taping
This practical based unit allows students to explore injury prevention and to develop their skills in sports strapping and taping.
Approximately 4 - 6 hours
03Community Outreach
The Community Outreach is designed to promote positivity in the community, including strategies for fundraising and health promotion campaigns. The unit helps students understand fundraising techniques, donations and sponsorship.
Approximately 6 - 8 hours
04The Physics of Sport
The Physics of Sport will allow students to gain an understanding of how physics impacts the technique, movement and performance in sport whilst learning fundamental physics concepts relating to motion and energy.
Approximately 8 - 10 hours
05Nutrition for Life
A structured unit of work that uses sport to create relevant, rigorous learning experiences.
Approximately 7 - 10 hours
06Fitness for Life
A structured unit of work that uses sport to create relevant, rigorous learning experiences.
Approximately 5 - 8 hours
07Officiating
The Officiating unit is designed to help students develop an understanding of the physical and mental demands and roles of officials in their chosen sport. They will learn the practical skills involved in officiating their chosen sport.
Approximately 3 - 5 hours
08Goal Setting & Healthy Habits
The Goal Setting and Healthy Habits unit focusses on setting SMART goals and creating and tracking healthy habits. Students will reflect upon their current achievements and barriers to success to help achieve their goals.
Approximately 3 - 5 hours
09Pathways to Careers
A structured unit of work that uses sport to create relevant, rigorous learning experiences.
Approximately 5 - 7 hours
10The Statistics of Sport
A structured unit of work that uses sport to create relevant, rigorous learning experiences.
Approximately 5 - 7 hours
11Sports Ethics and Respectful Relationships
Explores the use of empathy in sport and allows students to gain an insight into discrimination, performance enhancing drugs, and corruption in sport. Students will also understand the expectations of professional athlete behaviours in the public eye.
Approximately 5 - 7 hours
12Athlete Anatomy and Physiology
A preparation for Year 11 Physical Education topic that focusses on areas identified that students require the most prior knowledge before heading into Year 11. This unit takes a sports scientific inquiry approach to learning concepts relating to anatomy and physiology, as well as exploring the musculoskeletal, respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
Approximately 8 - 10 hours
13Finance for Athletes
Designed to help students improve their financial literacy, create budgets and healthy spending habits. Students will gain an understanding of savings, interest, taxes, investment classes, assets, liabilities and debt. They will understand the process of due diligence on purchases and the power of financial knowledge as a professional and professional athlete.
Approximately 7 - 9 hours
14Sport Performance Analysis
A Maths and Information Technology focussed unit that utilises skills and knowledge through technology to improve athlete and team performances. This unit empowers students to use data and video analysis based approach to improve success in sport and explores careers in the industry. Students develop skills and utilise technologies such as 'Hudl', annotation, excel and pivot charts.
Approximately 7 - 9 hours
15Coaching and Leadership
Introduction to the fundamental concepts of sports coaching and leadership. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical coaching sessions, students will develop essential coaching skills and leadership qualities. This unit explores identifying player strengths and weaknesses, player performance plans, conflict resolution, motivation and team building, planning an organising training sessions and coaching techniques and styles.
Approximately 7 - 10 hours
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