Pre-Release Scenario Exam Preparation Pack

(Summer 2014: Westshore Netball Club)

Roles in physical activity and sport

The different roles that can be experienced in sport include:

Coach

Player/Performer

Official

Organiser

Miss Tears could provide opportunities for the girls at Westshore High School to experience each of these roles in PE lessons.

Discuss the qualities the girls would need to carry out each of these roles, and the duties each role involves.

Individual factors affecting performance

Age: Strength, stamina, speed and flexibility all decrease with age.
How will these affect the Westshore Club players during a game?

Body Type: Endomorph wide hips and shoulders Mesomorph muscular build Ectomorph light frame and little muscle and fat
Which body type would the Westshore players need and why?
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Individual factors affecting performance

Culture: Where someone lives may affect their level of participation in sport.
If Westshore Netball Club is trying to recruit new players, how may the culture in which someone lives reduce the opportunities for new players to join the club?

Use the Internet to find out where religious beliefs have prevented an individual from participating in sport. Focus on the problems experienced by female performers.

Individual factors affecting performance

Environment
Weather can affect participation and performance in sport. Discuss the different types of weather conditions that may force Westshore Netball Club to have to cancel their matches.

Activity Levels and Needs

The members of Westshore Netball Club may choose to play for enjoyment rather than winning trophies. What other benefits might the players gain from playing for the team?

Risk and Challenge

Miss Tears would need to carry out a risk assessment before PE lessons. Discuss the different factors she would need to consider.

Training
The members of Westshore Netball Club need to practise to improve their fitness and technique Discuss the different factors that may prevent the Westshore Club players from training on a regular basis
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The demands of performance

Fatigue: extreme tiredness caused by excessive exercise Discuss how fatigue may be contributing towards the Westshore team conceding late goals.
Stress: How the body reacts to a change may depend on personality type:

introvert shy, quiet, prefers individual sports

extrovert outgoing, confident, prefers team sports

Stress can cause tension and anxiety which may affect performance. Why might the players be suffering from stress, and how could that be affecting their performance in matches?
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The demands of performance

Injury:
internal caused by the performer, e.g. overuse or sudden movement

external caused by other factors, e.g. impact injuries, incorrect actions What are the different injuries the Westshore players may experience when they are taking part in matches?

The demands of performance

Aerobic respiration where energy is produced in the presence of oxygen

Anaerobic respiration where energy is produced in the absence of oxygen

Discuss why the Westshore players would use both types of respiration during a game. Give specific examples.

The demands of performance

Leisure Time Free time to choose what you want to do can be active or passive:
active aerobics, walking

Recreation Time spent relaxing can still be active. Age may be an important factor in the choice of recreational activities a person chooses to do.

passive watching television, going to the cinema

Discuss the different types of leisure and recreational activities the members of Westshore Netball Club might enjoy taking part in. Are they likely to be different from the activities the girls at Westshore High School choose to do?

Health, fitness and a healthy, active lifestyle

Health A complete state of physical, social and mental wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Good exercise habits: Walk to school Take part in sport

What advice could Miss Tears give to the Westshore High School girls about staying healthy and active? What tips would you give the Westshore Club players about remaining healthy and active? Would it be the same advice Miss Tears would give to the schoolgirls? If not, why not?

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Health, fitness and a healthy, active lifestyle

Fitness enables an individual to meet everyday demands without discomfort Different components of fitness the netball team will need to play the game: Muscular endurance muscles working over long periods Cardiovascular endurance heart and lungs supplying oxygen over long periods Flexibility range of movement around a joint Agility combination of speed and flexibility Speed ability to move the body as quickly as possible Balance the ability of the body to stay level and stable

Are there any other fitness components which would help? Discuss how the above components of fitness will help the Westshore players improve their performance in matches.
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Health, fitness and a healthy, active lifestyle

The Skeletal and Muscular Body Systems The two systems work together to allow movement, which takes place at joints Tendons link muscles to bones Ligaments attach bones to bones Cartilage protects between bones Muscles work in antagonistic pairs only pull, not push one contracts, the other relaxes
Discuss how the skeletal and muscular body systems work together when Miss Tears is jumping up to catch a ball and then making a pass in netball.

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Health, fitness and a healthy, active lifestyle

Continuous training develops cardiovascular endurance

Weight training develops muscular strength / muscular endurance

Circuit training develops general fitness

Fartlek training develops aerobic and anaerobic fitness

Interval training develops aerobic and anaerobic fitness

Discuss which training methods the Westshore players could use to improve their levels of fitness. Give reasons for your choices.

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Health, fitness and a healthy, active lifestyle

Principles of Training:

S P O

pecificity rogression verload

making training relevant to the activity gradually increasing training workload increasing: F I T requency ntensity ime how often you train how hard you train how long you train for

eversibility edium

training benefits lost if training is stopped varying training to avoid boredom

Discuss how Miss Tears would apply the principles of training if she was planning to introduce a circuit training programme for the Westshore players.

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Making Informed Decisions about Getting Involved in a Lifetime of Healthy, Physical Activities
School Influences The Westshore High School students will have taken part in PE through timetabled lessons because: it is a legal requirement to improve range of skills to improve health and fitness
Discuss the different ways Miss Tears can teach PE at Westshore High School.
If Miss Tears wants to introduce netball at school, how can she encourage the girls to participate, both in curriculum time and as an extracurricular activity?

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Making Informed Decisions about Getting Involved in a Lifetime of Healthy, Physical Activities

National Healthy Schools Programme

This was introduced to improve childrens health and achievement. It has four themes: PSHE Healthy eating Physical activity Emotional health and well-being
If Miss Tears teaches about healthy eating to her students, what sort of advice can she give about diet about the importance of a balanced diet? What are the seven nutrients? Give examples of foods from each nutrient.

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Making Informed Decisions about Getting Involved in a Lifetime of Healthy, Physical Activities
Organisational Influences There are four organisations responsible for encouraging participation in sport:

Sport England National Governing Bodies The Youth Sports Trust The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust

Discuss how the England Netball governing body could encourage participation in netball at Westshore High School. Remember that netball is not currently played at the school.

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Making Informed Decisions about Getting Involved in a Lifetime of Healthy, Physical Activities
Social Groupings These can influence an individuals participation in sport in a positive or negative way. Peers people about the same age as you Family parents Miss Tears may want to encourage the girls at Westshore High School to take part in netball.
Discuss the different ways their peers and family may encourage or discourage them from taking part.
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Making Informed Decisions about Getting Involved in a Lifetime of Healthy, Physical Activities

Courses and Qualifications

Miss Tears could encourage the girls at Westshore High School to gain different qualifications relating to sport.
Discuss the different sports courses they could study at school and then the courses they could follow once they have left school.
What careers are linked to sports courses for the girls to consider?

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International and Other factors

The Media The media consists of:

television

Internet

press

radio

How could Miss Tears use the different types of media to raise the profile of Westshore Netball Club, and to promote netball at Westshore High School?

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International and Other factors

Sponsorship
Sponsors can become involved in sport in a number of ways and are an important source of revenue for sport.

Discuss the different ways that Westshore Netball Club could receive sponsorship and say how it will help with their financial problems.

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International and Other factors

Competitions There are different types of competition used at all levels of sport: Leagues Knockouts Ladders Combination events Westshore Netball Club have competed in tournaments which will probably have been in the form of knockout competitions.

Organise a knockout tournament for Westshore Netball Club and sixteen other teams.

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International and Other factors

A role model is someone other people look up to and may aspire to be like, and can influence participation in sport.

Discuss how Miss Tears could be an important role model for the girls at Westshore High School.

Who are other role models in sport the girls may look up to? Why might they inspire the girls to want to play netball?
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International and Other factors

Health and Safety There is a number of rules and guidelines which should be followed before and during physical activity. These include: Using the correct technique Wearing the correct clothing and footwear Removing jewellery Lifting and carrying equipment correctly Carrying out a warm-up

Discuss the risks the Westshore Club players might encounter before and during a netball match. What precautions can they take to minimise these risks?

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International and Other factors

Science and ICT in Sport Advances in technology have seen improvements in use of ICT to improve performance by use of:

Tablet computers

Digital cameras

Digital videos

How could Miss Tears use the above technology to introduce netball at Westshore School and to improve the players performances at Westshore Netball Club?

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