Tauranga Boys’ College Tauranga Boys’ College

11 Athlete Development

11ADP
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Regan Cross.

Prerequisites

This course is by selection only. Selections are made by the Athlete Development staff assited by coaches.
- 10ADP preferred


11ADP is for students who have a genuine interest in improving their sporting performance and who show promise in their chosen sport(s). This course follows on from the sport specific Year 10 Athlete Development half year options. This programme has an emphasis on building a foundation for athletic performance for students to feed into TBC 1st teams. 

The course is a combination of theory and practical and endeavours to teach students about Physical Education concepts and apply these to improve sporting performance.

This course is by selection. Students selected for this course will be decided by Mr Hyett. Priority will be for those students that have been selected for Junior 1st and 2nd teams and individual athletes who are competing to a high standard in their chosen sport. Selection is also based on attitude and effort in the Year 10 Athlete Development course. 

This course is made up of five periods a week. Two of these are strength and conditioning sessions and three theory-based lessons focusing on IGCSE PE. The strength and conditioning sessions are a compulsory requirement of this course.


You cannot select both PHE1 and 11ADP.


Course Overview

Term 1
Self Management (Strength and conditioning)
Sports Psychology
Strength & Conditioning

Term 2
Sports Psychology
Strength & Conditioning
Anatomy
Biomechanics

Term 3
Exercise Physiology
Skill Learning
Practical Assessment (Individual Performance)
Strength & Conditioning

Term 4
Revision
Examination

Learning Areas:

Physical Education


Assessment Information

Paper Description Type Weighting
Paper 11ADP2 Sports Psychology Internal 10.00%
Paper 11ADP1 Self Management (Weights Room) Internal 20.00%
Paper 11ADP3 Performance (Practical) Internal 20.00%
Paper 11ADP4 Examination Internal 50.00%
Pathway

Athlete Development 2, Outdoor Education 2, Physical Education 2

Career Pathways

Air Force Officer, Police Officer, Army Officer, Diver, Paramedic, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Psychologist, Army Soldier, Medical Physicist, Biomedical Technician, Tattoo Artist, Acupuncturist, Clinical Physiologist, Science Technician, Podiatrist, Chiropractor, Medical Imaging Technologist, Massage Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Osteopath, Physiotherapist, Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Sports Coach/Official, Professional Sportsperson, Probation Officer, Recreation Co-ordinator, Scrum Master



			
					
					Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
										

$75 ADP service fee
$40 curriculum fee