Year 10 / 11 Physical Education

Full teaching content for GCSE PE – body systems, fitness, training, psychology and socio-cultural issues – with bilingual explanations and practice.

Areas of focus

Anatomy & physiology

Body systems and movement.

Training & fitness

Components of fitness and training methods.

Sport psychology

Motivation, arousal and mental preparation.

Socio-cultural

Participation, sponsorship and ethics in sport.

Movement analysis

Skills, levers and performance analysis.

Lessons

Each lesson includes clear explanations, examples and practice questions.

Anatomy & physiology · Both

Body Systems in Sport

How skeletal, muscular, heart and lung systems support performance.

SkeletalMuscularCardiovascularRespiratoryEnergy
Open lesson
Training & fitness · Both

Components of Fitness

Health-related and skill-related fitness components and their sporting use.

AerobicStrengthFlexibilitySpeedAgility
Open lesson
Training & fitness · Both

Training Methods & Principles

Continuous, interval, fartlek and weight training; specificity, progression, overload.

ContinuousIntervalFartlekWeight trainingPrinciples
Open lesson
Sport psychology · Both

Sport Psychology Basics

Motivation, arousal, anxiety and goal setting for performance.

MotivationArousalAnxietyConfidenceGoal setting
Open lesson
Socio-cultural · Both

Participation, Sponsorship & Ethics

Who takes part in sport, commercial influences and fair play issues.

ParticipationBarriersSponsorshipMediaDrugs in sport
Open lesson
Movement analysis · Both

Skill, Practice & Movement Analysis

Classifying skills, types of practice and feedback, basic levers.

Skill classificationPracticeFeedbackLeversAnalysis
Open lesson
Anatomy & physiology · Higher

Energy Systems in Sport

Aerobic and anaerobic energy systems and how they link to different activities.

Aerobic systemAnaerobic systemLactic acidRecovery
Open lesson
Movement analysis · Both

Diet, Nutrition & Hydration for Performance

Macronutrients, hydration and how diet supports training and recovery.

NutritionHydrationCarbohydratesProtein
Open lesson
Training & fitness · Both

Injury Prevention & Safe Practice

How warm-ups, technique, rules and equipment reduce injury risk.

InjuryWarm-upCool-downRulesEquipment
Open lesson
Socio-cultural · Both

Technology in Sport

How technology affects performance, officiating and fairness debates.

TechnologyPerformance analysisEquipmentFairness
Open lesson

Full Year 10/11 PE coverage – anatomy, fitness components, training methods, sport psychology and participation ethics.

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