Description
Team Sports is a semester run elective that provides the opportunity for students to work collaboratively to study and explore issues related to team sports and performance.
Unit Topics
Topics of main focus include:
- Session planning and peer teaching
- Physiological benefits of a warmup and skill development
- Coaching Styles and feedback
- Games analysis, statistics and improvement
- Participation and organisation of sports tournament, including administration roles
Students participate in a range of team based sports that are selected based on the group’s interests.They are provided with opportunities to develop their knowledge of participating in team sports as well as administering team sports. They will learn how to plan and implement effective training sessions, explore different coaching styles, methods of delivery and ways to analyse and improve team performance.
They will be involved in the organisation of a sports tournament where a range of administration roles will be undertaken to ensure the smooth running of an association. Roles include coaching, umpiring, scoring, administration, team selections, equipment organisation and participation.
Skill Development
Leadership, communication, respect, self esteem, positive relationships, teamwork. Game sense, specific game rules.
Possible Assessment Tasks
- Create a game – peer taught lesson
- Participation, involvement in and organisation of sports association
- Team Sports Research tasks, compilation of sports information
Activities/Camps/Excursions
Positive use of local ovals, school grounds and parks for different recreational activities.
Career Options
Personal Trainer, Sports Analyst, Tourism, Sports Research, Recreation Management, Swimming Teacher, Biomechanist, Nutritionist, Physiotherapy, Sports Physician, Statistician, Weight Loss
Year 10