Level 3 Sports Studies - Te Kaiārahi Tākaro (SPO303)

Level 3 Sports Studies students will participate in a variety of sports and activities, will gain knowledge in nutrition, injury prevention and coaching. Students are exposed to a wide variety of physical learning experiences in a practically driven context, providing quality learning experiences in, through and around movement experiences. 

Students will enhance their learning in physical movement while having the opportunity to participate in a variety of physical activities. Students will learn the knowledge to help them identify and prevent injuries and risks and hazards within a number of sport and physical activity experiences. Students will use their sporting expertise to plan and lead beginner level sporting experiences for our junior students. 

This course is in alignment with the New Zealand Curriculum and students will become confident, actively involved, and lifelong learners. Sport helps you develop the skills, knowledge and competencies to a live healthy and physically active live at school and for life beyond school, while also allowing students to relieve their academic stress and anxiety. 

In Level 3 Sports Studies the learning is assessed in a variety of ways that may include practical demonstration, written, verbal and presentations, allowing for differing learning abilities. 

Students can select both Level 3 Sport Studies, Physical Education and Outdoor Education but must understand there is some overlap in the standards assessed.