...BTEC Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Certificate and Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Diplomas in Sport For first teaching from September 2006 Issue 2 March 2007 Specification Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Certificate and Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Diplomas in Sport Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to more than 25,000 schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning here and in over 100 countries worldwide. We deliver 9.4 million exam scripts each year, with 3 million marked onscreen in 2005. Our qualifications include GCSE, AS and A Level, GNVQ, NVQ and the BTEC suite of vocational qualifications from entry level to BTEC Higher National Diplomas and Foundation Degrees. We also manage the data collection, marking and distribution of the National Curriculum Tests at Key Stages 2 and 3, and the Year 7 Progress Tests. References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Edexcel does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) Authorised by Jim Dobson Prepared by Dominic Sutton Publications Code BF017349 All the material in this publication is copyright © Edexcel Limited 2007 Essential principles for delivering a BTEC This specification contains the rules...
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...Tables…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...Pg. 3 5. Training Day Schedule and Menu Plan…………………………………………………………..Pg. 4 6. Discussion……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg. 5,6,7 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………Pg. 7 8. References……………………………………………………………………………………………………..Pg. 8 9. Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Pg. 9,10 1. Abstract. Soccer players during training and match-play perform intermittent work demanding high metabolic rates to be sustained. Players require a diet that provides sufficient macro and micro nutrients, as well as fluid intakes, to allow them to meet the demands of the sport. As well as providing a daily balanced diet, strategic intake of carbohydrate and protein before and after training sessions can optimise performance and recovery. As each player is unique so will requirements need to be tailored to the individual to manipulate and match energy intakes with expenditure. 2. Introduction There is consensus in scientific literature that athletic performance and recovery after exercise are enhanced by optimal nutrition. (Bean, 2009). What an athlete chooses to eat and drink will have direct influence on health, body composition and weight, substrates for fuel during exercise, recovery time after exercise and overall performance. (J Am Diet Assoc. 2000). For the professional soccer player engaging in a number of training sessions in a day or more than one match per week the energy...
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...CQ1) How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? 1. Account for the differences in health status of men and women in Australia (7 marks) 2. Define the following terms: mortality, morbidity and life expectancy (3 marks) 3. How is epidemiology used to improve the health of Australians? Provide examples (6 marks) 4. Outline two indicators of morbidity. Include examples in your answer (3 marks) 5. Why is it important to prioritise particular health issues in Australia? Include examples in your answer (5 marks) 6. Discuss the limitations of using epidemiology to describe the current health status of a population (4 marks) 7. Compare the health status of Australian males to Australian females (4 marks) 8. Analyse the importance of social justice principles in selecting health priorities in Australia (6 marks) 9. Demonstrate how an illness or disease is selected as a National Priority area (5 marks) 10. What is the role of epidemiology? Explain how epidemiology can be used to determine the priority areas for Australia’s health (4 marks) 11. Explain the main measures of epidemiology. What information do they provide about the current health status of Australians (4 marks) 12. Is Australia a healthy nation compared with the rest of the world? Explain your answer. How can Australia’s health be improved? (5 marks) 13. Distinguish between the terms ‘prevalence’ and ‘incidence’ (2 marks) 14. Identify reasons for Australia’s declining infant mortality rate...
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...STUDY UNIT 10 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS COACHING 10.1 INTRODUCTION o educator is responsible for planning and conducting lessons and activities in a safe environment. o Physical educators need to be aware of safety factors and know about legal liability. o educator's legal responsibility concerns the issue of negligence. 10.2 LEGAL LIABILITY o educators are responsible for their learners' well-being o educator acts in “loco parentis” - expected to act like a diligent and sensible parent o educator must act in reasonable & responsible manner, respect welfare and safety of learner 10.3 ELEMENTS OF NEGLIGENCE o Negligence failure to act as a reasonably careful o Negligence may occur as result of failure to act when there is a duty to act. I o May occur by acting, but in an improper manner. o Four areas are relevant to the issue of negligence: (1) any action inappropriate to the line of duty (2) breach of duty (3) any action or event causing injury (4) proximate cause 10.4 WHERE NEGLIGENCE MAY OCCUR o the instructional programme o supervision o facilities and equipment o emergency care o transportation 10.5 COMMON SOURCES OF NEGLIGENCE o Physical educators may be found guilty of negligence when they fail to provide proper supervision by: - . neglecting to assist injured learners - . permitting learners to play...
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...Btec National Extended Diploma Sport Unit 4 Fitness Training & Programming Unit 7 Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise Science [pic] Student Name: Callum Mcvay |P1 | Scenario Fitness is vital to achieving success in sport, and testing plays a valuable role in the development of fitness. Individuals who are serious about their sports performance will have fitness testing carried out in order to assess their strengths and weaknesses, predict performance and provide feedback on the training programme. Fitness testing is also carried out in health clubs. Many clients use health clubs to exercise for health reasons. Fitness testing enables them to assess their baseline measures, strengths and weaknesses and assess the effectiveness of their training programme. You are a strength and conditioning coach working with sports performers from several different sports. It is important that the individuals you are working with develop and maintain high levels of fitness and take their fitness training very seriously. In your role you need to have a thorough understanding of the fitness requirements of the sports you are involved with. [pic] [pic] [pic] PART 1 Describe one test for each component of physical fitness and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the tests. ...
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...Success in global sport now requires good leadership and state-of-the-art scientific back up. Discuss, using example, the role the sports science now plays in the long term preparation of elite sports performers Introduction In this study I will debate why the modern performers need state of the art scientific back up. The margin between modern performers is so small and therefore scientific back up is needed to help increase the athlete’s potential and push above that margin to beat the opposition. This scientific evidence will help improve the athlete’s weaker areas and focus on improving weaknesses in the performer and therefore time management is required to maximise training time. Main points and examples Most elite squads now have access to a team of sport scientists which means the quality of sport in the modern game has increased and evolving thoroughly. The slight margins between performers in the modern game meaning that most performers have specialized coaching and scientific support to improve the performers skills. Sports scientist help the performer improve on their weaknesses and narrow down the margin between opposition and aim to increases the team’s chances of winning and the overall performance from the individual athlete. The advantages of this it will increase the team’s chances of success and performing better as a team due to the fact they more specific training programmes to help eliminate the weaker attributes in the squad. Sport scientists can...
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...Business Plan GameTime Athletics 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney 1-800-284-5383 May 1, 2013 This document is confidential Executive Summary GameTime Athletics will be every athlete’s second home. GameTime Athletics is an athletic performance center that covers every aspect of every serious athlete’s game. If it has to do with athletics, we got you covered. GameTime Athletics provides training, rehabilitation, and shopping all in one place. Not only does GameTime Athletics provide a place for training, but also for rehabilitation on any injury and for shopping for the most up to date and recent gear on the market. GameTime Athletics will devote itself to every athlete in order to take their game to the next level. All of our trainers will not only be highly qualified, they will also be devoted to doing everything they can to helping you reach your goals. Every athlete that signs up for a training session will be tested, free of charge, on basic athletic abilities, such as strength, endurance, and quickness. This will allow our trainers to quickly assess the athlete’s strengths and weaknesses. After assessment, each athlete jumps right into training specifically for their sport or personal goals. Goals and Objectives The main objective of GameTime Athletics is to help every athlete reach their full potential. In order to achieve this goal we will hire only the best trainers in their area. Eventually we hope to have our own testing equipment,...
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...realization of the potential with the students in sports in this university, we have sets out to create a club for a matched methodology to physical training, physical actions and sport in university and public surroundings for kids and young persons. It pulls on the National Guidelines on Physical Activity for America (2009), which plan the nature, occurrence and strength of physical actions to be involved in for body fitness benefits. Those plans form the base for this club strive for clarify the preferred results, in terms of awareness, fitness and boldness, of value physical training, bodily action and sports. The club is targeted at students in large number and young persons and those who work straight with youngsters and young persons in physical training settings in universities. This includes lecturers in this university and/other universities and outside physical training providers at high school level, and physical training trainers and instructors involved in establishing co-curricular doings at college level, and sporting leaders. Those who effect the nature of physical learning, physical doings and sports skills, such as: Panels of Organization; and Parental Associations of all universities; after-school baby-sitting providers at primary level; and Student Bodies at university level. With that spirit, therefore, we have come up with a Sports club and after a meeting with the starting members, we have agreed to name it as Sports Management Alliance Club abbreviated as SMAC...
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...ATHLETE HEALTH The sport of athletics includes a wide range of events whose requirements range from speed to endurance, from a light physique to explosive power, and from multiple events lasting less than a minute to a single race lasting more than 2–3 hours. Despite the extreme contrast in these characteristics, all athletes share some common nutrition goals (see Table 6-1). This chapter will briefly explore these goals. Table 6-1. The athlete’s nutrition goals. Characteristic Everyday eating or training diet The athlete’s nutrition-related goals • Achieve and maintain a physique that is suited to the event • Eat to stay healthy and injury-free • Train hard and promote optimal adaptations and recovery from the training programme • Practice competition eating in training to fine tune strategies • Prepare adequate fuel stores for the event • Eat and drink well on competition day to prepare for an event and to recover between multiple events • During prolonged events (> 1 hour), replace fluid and carbohydrate to enhance performance • Achieve competition strategies when traveling • Make use of specialised sports foods to meet nutritional goals when it is impractical to eat everyday foods • Make wise decisions about the use of nutritional ergogenic aids based on cost: benefit analysis Competition eating Sports foods and dietary supplements A. The Training Diet 1. Achieving Energy Needs Energy needs vary according to body size, the energy cost of training (volume, frequency...
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...There have been, in recent times, calls to legalise drugs in sport. Despite the difficulties, drugs should still be kept out of sport. The arguments for legalizing drugs in sport which are put forward by various different sources include that spectators want to see the best performance possible, the use of drugs is viewed as necessary by some commentators because they suggest that top athletes can not improve further without performance enhancing drugs. Further, it is sometimes argued that if athletes are told they can’t take performance enhancing drugs, then this is being paternalistic. If members of the general population are able to make the choice about taking drugs, after considering the health risks, then athletes should have this right too. Drug testing is thought to be ineffective and costly. If drugs were to be legalised in sport, this would save the money used on drugs testing. It is also...
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...personal strength and my athletic abilities. All my life, I grew up playing sports. My fondest memories were those long hours spent in the gym practicing my pull-up jumper in basketball or those sweat and tears left behind on the school track. I live for competition and know that health and nutrition in bodybuilding is vital. To be a winner, one must be the fastest, strongest, and most trained. Our bodies are our engines, and we must put the correct fuel in them to keep them going to work at their full potential. The three well-known, tested workout meal plans that I have researched are: Arnold Schwarzenegger, P90X, and Johnny Ahl’s plan. This paper seeks to explore what each bodybuilding meal plan entails and how these popular plans compare and contrast. I will begin with the history of bodybuilding and nutrition; then I will break down each meal plan one by one and compare the plans. The goal of this research will be to find out what it requires to gain lean muscle mass for strength and performance in sports. In fact the website, www.bodybuilding.com has 162 articles on how bodybuilding can improve sport performance in many different sports. Giving clear studies and research on how muscle strength and training play a significant role in the performance of the athlete. This research will provide guidance for all male bodybuilders and athletes between the ages 14-60 to help them reach their peak performance. The History of Bodybuilding: In the 1920’s and 1930’s, it was made...
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...Today at my internship, I observed the performance coaches coaching classes today. I saw some interesting techniques that the coaches used to build upon a regular exercise they have used in the past. One interesting technique was hooking up two resistance cords onto the athlete opposed to one. Another interesting technique the sports performance coaches used was using longer resistance cords for the linear acceleration classes opposed to the normal sized resistance cords used. Furthermore, it was interesting how the athletes used furniture sliders as equipment for doing bear crawls. From seeing these new techniques for fundamental exercises of performance training, it is evident that sports performance training is innovative. Sport performance coaches are always looking to challenge their athletes and find new exercises and more efficient techniques that can help their athlete’s perform at an even higher level than their previous training did. Today’s internship schedule started out with individual training. From observing one of the sprinting exercises in the workout, I found it very interesting how the athlete was hooked up to two resistance cords when sprinting opposed to one. The coach explained to me that having two cords works more on building the athlete’s strength...
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...increases with a rise in ambient temperature and humidity, as well as with an increase in exercise intensity. Drinking fluid during exercise is necessary to replace fluids lost in sweat. This will reduce the risk of heat stress, maintain normal muscle function, and prevent performance decreases due to dehydration. In most cases during exercise, the rates of sweat loss are higher than the rate you can drink, so most athletes get into fluid deficit. Therefore, fluid guidelines promote drinking more fluid to reduce the deficit and potential performance detriments associated with dehydration. However, it is also important to acknowledge that it is possible to over-drink during exercise. Drinking more fluid than is comfortable, in any conditions, has the potential to interfere with your performance. In cool weather or when the exercise pace is gentle, the rate of sweat loss may be quite low. It is unnecessary and potentially dangerous to drink at rates that are far greater than sweat losses. Knowing your sweat rate can give you an indication of how much you should be drinking during exercise. Dehydration and Performance As dehydration increases, there is a gradual reduction in physical and mental performance. There is an increase in heart rate and body temperature, and an increased perception of how hard the exercise feels, especially when exercising in the heat. A loss of fluid equal to 2% of body mass is sufficient to cause dehydration. Dehydration of greater than 2% loss...
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...for Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program and what are its objectives? What are some of the benefits of using this training? Who would benefit the most from the training that (CSF-PREP) provides and why? Do you have any personal experiences you would like to share in which (CSF-PREP) has benefitted you? Explain in detail. Elite performers have always looked for ways to improve their “mental game” and gain a personal edge in competition. The most recognized arena for this has historically been in sports. In the past 50 years, a formal type of sport science has been recognized to legitimize the field of performance psychology. Comprehensive Soldier Fitness-Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program (CSF-PREP) is an organization that provides education and training, based on these performance psychology techniques. CSF-PREP works closely with the Warrior Transition Command (WTC), to provide training to Soldiers and cadre. CSF-PREP is focused on helping Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) Soldiers be at their best when it matters most, by building the mental strength required to reach full potential more consistently. In addition to performance education classes, CSF-PREP also assists Soldiers in the WTUs through adaptive reconditioning programs. Adaptive sports help WTU Soldiers learn to apply principles such as building confidence, energy management, and the use of imagery. Along with other CSF-PREP performance lessons, these are a great way...
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...The Fit Shop The Fit Shop Ltd. is a brand new firm that will open its doors exactly four months from today. Its business objective is to sell all types of training, fitness, conditioning, and exercise equipment to the general public. The Fit Stop plans to specialize in this equipment and to provide customers with personalized advice geared to a customer's specific training or conditioning needs (e.g. training for a particular sport, rehabilitation from injuries, strengthening of specific muscle groups to deal with back pain, general conditioning and fitness), regardless of the age of the customer. In order to provide high quality advice, each store will employ a physiotherapist (to provide advice on problems such as injuries or chronic back pain) and a person with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology (to provide advice on training for various sports or other physical activities). In fact, a staff member will even sit down with customers and develop a personalized training or conditioning program that meets their own specific objectives and needs at no cost to the customer upon purchase of equipment. The remainder of the staff in the store will consist of a manager, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and sales staff, who will have at least a high school diploma. Due to the long opening hours, it is expected that between 8 and 12 salespeople will be needed for each store. Because the stores are located in shopping malls, they will operate on a seven-day-a-week basis...
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