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.
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.
How will I be assessed?
2 exams in Year 12
2 internally assessed coursework units in Year 13
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.
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
