National Extended
Certificate In
Sport
BTEC LEVEL 3
Year 12 Unit
1
COURSE INFORMATION
Course being studied:
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sport
Units studied:
Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 2: Fitness Training and programming for Health, Sport and
Well-being Unit 3: Professional Development in the Sports
Industry
These units are mandatory and are required to complete the course.
,Additional unit required to complete the course
Unit 7: Practical Sports Performance
For this unit, you will be required to perform and be assessed practically
in 2 sports. 1 sport must be an individual sport and 1 sport must be a
team sport.
Unit 1 and Unit 2 are externally assessed ~ worth 33% each.
Unit 3 and Unit 7 are internally assessed ~ worth 17% each.
The externally assessed units are written examinations.
The internally assessed units are a combination of videoed practical
work and written coursework.
Grading criteria
The criteria for each unit varies between a pass to a distinction, a
combination of grades can be achieved. Distinction* can be achieved
overall if you achieve a distinction in all of the units.
Important information regarding mandatory units!
You must pass all the mandatory units at a pass or above to complete the
course.
Course Expectations
• 100% attendance to lessons.
• Excellent behaviour towards the learning environment.
• Good practical ability in 1 individual and 1 team sport – at least one
of these should be played outside of school.
• Positive contributions to class discussions.
• Participate in presentations and work as a team when
required. • You must attend additional support sessions
if required due to underperformance (eg. if on a sixth
form for intervention).
• Meeting coursework deadlines.
, Assessment Expectations
⮚ All learner work must be submitted on the given deadline day. If not
the grade will be capped at pass level regardless of criteria.
⮚ All learners work needs to have the name and assignment title in the
header and page numbers in the footer.
⮚ All coursework must be your own work.
Any use of source material (eg BMI chart) or websites used to
support your work must be correctly referenced.
⮚ All learners need to have submitted their work with a signed
declaration form, this form states that is your own work.
⮚ For written examinations, you will be given at least 1 mock exam
prior to the final exam – it is expected that you fully prepare for
this exam as if it was your actual exam.
You will be starting the year in September studying Unit 1 – Anatomy &
Physiology.
UNIT 1
In this module, learners explore how the skeletal, muscular,
cardiovascular and respiratory systems function and the
fundamentals of the energy systems.
Assessment Outcomes (that you will be judged against)
AO1 - Demonstrate knowledge of body systems, structures, functions,
characteristics, definitions and other additional factors affecting each
body system Command words: describe, give, identify, name, state
Marks: ranges from 1 to 4 marks
AO2 - Demonstrate understanding of each body system, the short- and
long-term effects of sport and exercise on each system and additional
factors that can affect body systems in relation to exercise and
sporting performance Command words: describe, explain, give, name,
state Marks: ranges from 1 to 4 marks
, AO3 - Analyse exercise and sports movements, how the body responds to
short-term and long-term exercise and other additional factors
affecting each body system Command words: analyse, assess Marks: 6
marks
AO4 - Evaluate how body systems are used and how they interrelate in
order to carry out exercise and sporting movements Command words:
assess, evaluate Marks: 6 marks
AO5 - Make connections between body systems in response to
short-term and long term exercise and sport participation. Make
connections between muscular and all other systems, cardiovascular and
respiratory systems, energy and cardiovascular systems Command
words: analyse, assess, discuss, evaluate, to what extent Marks: 8
marks
Learning Aims
There are 5 learning aims through which the course is delivered. This
helps to break the module down into smaller sections to aid progress
and learning. The effects of exercise and sports performance on:
A – Skeletal System
B – Muscular System
C – Respiratory System
D – Cardiovascular System
E – Energy Systems
It is expected that you will complete the following tasks to ensure that
you are fully prepared to meet the demands of the course in
September.
Some useful websites to help you:
www.nhs.uk/livewell (NHS website - healthy lifestyle)
www.bhf.org.uk (British Heart Foundation)
www.cdc.gov (Government website – Centres of Disease Control and
Prevention) www.bases.org.uk (British Association of Sport and
Exercise Sciences) www.eis2win.co.uk (English Institute for Sport –
improving athlete performance)
