Year 9 Options Course Information Video

OCR Sports Science

EXAM UNIT

R180: Reducing the risk of sports injury and dealing with common medical conditions (40%)

You will learn about factors that influence injury, how injuries can be prevented, how to respond to different injuries and how to respond to common medical conditions.

COURSEWORK UNITS

R181: Applying the principles of training and how it affects skill performance (40%)

You will learn about the principles of training , the different components of fitness and training methods that target them, how to test your levels of fitness and how to develop and complete a fitness training plan.

R183: Nutrition and Sports Performance (20%)

You will learn about what are nutrients and how they make up a balanced diet, the importance of sports nutrition, the effects of a poor diet on performance and participation and how to design a diet plan.