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SPORT

(BTEC)

What is Sport BTEC?

The BTEC Level 3 extended certificate in Sport

is a qualification that is the equivalent to an A Level and furthers your knowledge in both physiology and health. It enables you to go to top universities to study sport.

Exam Board: Pearson

What’s Sport BTEC like?

Watch our subject taster video.

 
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What will I learn?

  • Complex Numbers

  • Principles of anatomy and physiology in sport - focuses on 5 different systems in the body and how they are used in sport.

  • The physiology of fitness - the factors that affect fitness such as diseases, exercise habits and lifestyle choices.

  • Professional Development in the Sports Industry - the coursework unit looks at the steps you need to secure a job in the sports industry.

  • Practical Sports Performance. This is the coursework and practical element of the course where you will be assessed in one team and one individual sport.

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How will I be assessed?

  • 2 exams in Year 12

  • 2 internally assessed coursework units in Year 13

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Entry requirements

Grade 5-5 in Combined Science or a 5 in Biology as part of Triple Science. Plus minimum grade entry requirements of 5 GCSE grades 9-4, including a grade 4 in both English Language and Maths.

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Where can Sport BTEC take me?

From this qualification you can opt to go to the top Universities to study sport or take up internships in sport. There is a wide range of degree courses in the sports sector, from sports science, to coaching and sports psychology. The subject area also offers access to a huge choice of job roles, from hands-on fitness, to administration & management and PE teaching or sport coaching

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Further reading and watching

BTEC 2016 Specification