Tauranga Boys’ College

Physical Education 3

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Rodger McBrydie.

Prerequisites

PHE2 required (or by HOD Approval)

Must have achieved AS 2.2, 2.3 and 2.6 at Merit grade or higher (or buy HOD Approval)

The PHE3 course continues with the Physical Education Department's philosophy of 'Learn through doing'.
During the year students will experience a mix of practical and theory periods during the week.

Practical activities include:
- Completing athletics 5 star practical, experiencing a range of physical activities during our "Wellbeing Wednesday" sessions to help make strategies for lifelong involvement, Completing a Functional training programme, Competing in the Secondary Schools Tough Guy Challenge in Rotorua, and practical Squash trainings/games.

Students are assessed on the following topics:

- Evaluate a current trend, issue or physical activity event in relation to the impact on NZ Society.
- Get assessed in the practical performance of a choice of Athletics, Squash, and/or the students' sport of choice.

- Appraising their Functional training programme
- Appraisal of athletics event
- Evaluate past physical activity experiences and make strategies for lifelong involvement

Course Overview

Term 1
Athletics practical performance training for improvement in 5-Star Award.
Biomechanical appraisal of chosen athletics event (High Jump, Discus, Javelin, Long Jump, Shot put etc.)

Practical "Wellbeing Wednesday" sessions to investigate personal Physical Activity experiences and factors which influences participation.

Researching a current issue in Physical Education and Sport.

Term 2
Begin investigating personal Physical Activity experiences and influences on participation. Practical sessions, and theory about strategies to stay physically active for the rest of your life.

Continuation of Physical Activity experiences and influences on participation, and devising strategies for lifelong participation.

Term 3
Evaluation of a practical training programme.
Students will participate in a training programme to improve a specific area of their fitness and evaluate the success of the programme at the completion.

Students will also compete in the Secondary Schools Tough Guy Challenge in Rotorua to give them a goal for their training programme.

Term 4
Practical 3.4 - Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate performance in a range of physical activities to gain an assessed grade for AS3.4.
This includes practical squash training and game sessions.

Learning Areas:

Physical Education

Assessment Information

All assessment in this course is done as Internal Assessment with at total of 19 NCEA Level 3 Achievement Standards.
THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL EXAMS FOR THIS COURSE.

Assessment tasks are done in a range of formats including written reports, practical performance, and video presentations.