Onehunga High School
L2 Physical Education
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Alex Eastwood, Bryce Griffiths.
- Level 2 Physical Education focuses on developing students' understanding and application of various principles and skills within physical activity contexts.
- The course emphasises the importance of social responsibility, encouraging students to demonstrate leadership, self-direction, and reflective practices based on Hellison’s Social Responsibility Model.
- Students explore the relationship between biophysical principles—such as functional anatomy, biomechanics, and sport psychology—and the learning and performance of physical skills.
- Practical application is a core component, where students perform physical activities at different skill levels and engage in risk management strategies for outdoor activities.
- The course also covers training methods, integrating biophysical principles to enhance physical performance and overall wellbeing.
Pre requisites: 15 credits in Level 1 Physical Education or with HOD approval
Approximate credits: 19 credits
Material fees: Students need to have a senior or junior physical education uniform
Subject Overview
Term 1
Analyse the application of risk management strategies to a challenging outdoor activity
- involves explaining how and why risk management strategies are applied to white water rafting
- how and why the applied risk management strategies are relevant to the identified risk(s).
Demonstrate understanding of how and why biophysical principles relate to the learning of physical skills
- covers key biophysical principles, which include functional anatomy, biomechanical principles, skill learning, and sport psychology.
- Functional anatomy involves understanding the movement of bones at joints by major muscles and the description of joint actions.
- Biomechanical concepts such as stability, balance, Newtons Law's, force summation, levers, projectile motion, and basic performance appraisal.
- skill learning, focusing on the stages of learning, types of practice, and factors affecting learning.
- explores sport psychology, addressing techniques like self-talk, visualisation, mental rehearsal, routines, arousal control, goal setting, confidence, and concentration
- explaining how and why biophysical principles relate to the learning of physical skills.
- explaining the interrelationship between the biophysical principles.
Term 2
Consistently demonstrate social responsibility through applying a social responsibility model in physical activity
- involves applying self-direction and using ongoing reflection through the use of Hellison's social responsibility model in physical activity.
Perform a physical activity in an applied setting
-involves effectively demonstrating the elements and skills of the activity to enable full participation in the activity.
Term 3
Demonstrate understanding of the application of biophysical principles to training for physical activity
- involves understanding and applying biophysical principles to training for physical activity.
- This includes principles and methods of training such as frequency, intensity, duration, overload, specificity, reversibility, diminishing returns, continuous and interval training, fartlek, flexibility training, resistance training, and plyometrics.
- Students will also learn about exercise physiology, including energy systems, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and muscular systems, as well as sport psychology concepts like motivation, self-talk, visualisation, mental rehearsal, routines, arousal control, goal setting, confidence, and concentration.
Recommended Prior Learning
Students are recommended to have taken Level 1 Physical Education, however will also have some basic prior learning from Junior Health and Physical Education.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Senior PE uniform - black Onehunga High School sports t-shirt and black shorts.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Physical Education 2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of how and why biophysical principles relate to the learning of physical skills
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Physical Education 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the application of biophysical principles to training for physical activity
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Physical Education 2.4 - Perform a physical activity in an applied setting
NZQA Info
Physical Education 2.7 - Analyse the application of risk management strategies to a challenging outdoor activity
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Physical Education 2.8 - Consistently demonstrate social responsibility through applying a social responsibility model in physical activity
Pathway Tags
Acupuncturist, Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Police Officer, Army Officer, Army Soldier, Dancer, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Clinical Physiologist, Counsellor, Podiatrist, Chiropractor, Psychologist, Pharmacist, Oral Health Therapist, Diagnostic Radiologist, Dietitian, Primary School Teacher, Massage Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Osteopath, Physiotherapist, Recreation Co-ordinator, Youth Worker, Secondary School Teacher,
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