In Year 10 PE, students will study a coursework unit, titled “Taking part and improving other participants' sporting performance”. In this component students will continue to develop skills and techniques in a variety of sports but will specifically focus on one selected sport for their own assessment. Students will learn the rules and regulations of their selected sport and must practically demonstrate their performance in a range of skills, techniques and tactics in both practice and competitive situations. Students will learn about the role of different officials in sport and how the officials apply selected rules. Students will study the components of physical and skill-related fitness. They will be able to define each component and link these to practical examples to match a scenario provided by the exam board, showing how each component of fitness can impact on performance. Finally, students will learn how to plan a series of progressive drills for a sports skill within their selected activity and will be able to justify their choice of drills. This culminates in students leading their drills to a small group to demonstrate their knowledge of the key teaching points. They will provide both demonstrations of the drills and feedback to the participants to help them to improve their technique.
Students will also begin to study a further coursework unit, titled “Preparing participants to take part in sport and physical activity”. In this component students will explore different types of sport and physical activity, considering the benefits of participation. They will investigate the needs of different participants and consider barriers to participation that they may face, along with methods to overcome these. Students will also learn about different sectors that provide sport and physical activity within the UK.