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
- Three phases of skill acquisition
- Coaching Styles
- Games analysis 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 which runs over the course of a term, where a range of administration roles will be undertaken to ensure the smooth running of a tournament. Roles include coaching, umpiring, statistician, reporter, publications, film crew and scoring.
Skill Development
Leadership, communication, respect, self esteem, positive relationships, teamwork. Game sense, specific game rules.
Possible Assessment Tasks
- Create a game – peer taught lesson
- Stages of Team formation interviews
- Participation, involvement in and organisation of sports tournament
- Coaching styles research assignment
Activities/Camps/Excursions
Using local ovals 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