1 Unit 1 AOS 1.1
• Skill learning principles such as stages of skill learning, factors affecting skill learning (e.g. types of skills, stages of learning, transfer and mental practice); information processing systems and the provision and use of feedback in enhancing performance; and
• Ways in which skill levels vary from beginner through to the skilled elite athlete.

2 Unit 1 AOS 1.2
Developing and refining basic movement patterns (e.g. striking, throwing, running and stopping) by applying a selection of biomechanical principles such as force and momentum, impact, transfer of momentum, inertia, balance, action and reaction, pushing and pulling.

3 Unit 1 AOS 2.1
Sports psychology in coaching: e.g. motivation, arousal and anxiety, confidence, mental imagery and concentration.

4 Unit 1 AOS 2.2
• The roles of a coach in catering for individual needs such as elite and novice, child, adolescent, adult;
• Styles of coaching; and
• Sports coaching skills, including the characteristics and responsibilities of a respected coach.

5 Unit 2 AOS 1
• The musculoskeletal system: movement terminology, major joints and joint action, major muscles, characteristics and functions of skeletal muscle fibre types, nervous control of muscles, the mechanics of breathing, types of muscular contraction;
• The cardio respiratory system: structure of the heart and lungs, mechanics of breathing, gaseous exchange, blood vessels, blood flow around the body at rest and during exercise; and
• Introduction to aerobic and anaerobic energy systems, including aerobic and anaerobic glycolysis.

6 Unit 2 AOS 2
• Concepts of exercise, physical fitness and physical activity;
• Dimensions of physical activity including type, frequency, intensity and duration;
• The nature of physical activity across the human lifespan;
• Health benefits (physical, social and emotional) of regular physical activity;
• Health consequences of physical inactivity including mental health, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and high cholesterol levels;
• Factors influencing participation in physical activity including individual, social and physical environment; and
• Understanding the Stages of Change model to explain engagement with physical activity.

7 All of Unit 1 & Unit 2

8 Detachable Examination: All of Unit 1 & Unit 2