Level 3 BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Sport (Edexcel)
The BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (1 A Level) gives a specialist work-related focus and covers the key knowledge and practical skills required in the sports sector. The BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma offers greater flexibility and a choice of emphasis through the optional units. The BTEC Nationals in Sport have been developed in the sport and active leisure sector to provide education and training for future employees of the sport, leisure and recreation industry.
Course Content
4 x mandatory units + 3 x specialist units
Unit 1: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology in Sport
The aim of this unit is to explore the structure and function of the skeletal, muscular,
cardiovascular and respiratory systems and also to learn the fundamentals of the energy systems. Portfolio Assessment - To include: focusing on the different types of bone and muscle in the human body, the structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Unit 2:The Physiology of Fitness
This unit provides an opportunity for learners to explore the body's response to acute exercise and how the body adapts to long-term exercise participation. Portfolio Assessment - To include: examining the responses of the muscular, skeletal and cardiovascular systems to exercise and how to develop each through regular exercise.
Unit 3:Assessing Risk in Sport
The aim of this unit is to make the learner explicitly aware of the vital nature of risk assessment and its management within the sports industry. Portfolio Assessment -To include: carrying out risk assessments and producing a plan for the safe delivery of a selected sports activity and review the plan.
Unit 7: Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise
The aim of this unit is for learners to be able to plan fitness training sessions and design fitness training programmes. Portfolio Assessment -To include: the production of a six-week fitness training
programme for a selected individual and give feedback to the individual following completion of their six-week fitness training programme.
Optional units to be confirmed - please enquire for further details