Specification points
WJEC GCSE (9–1) Physical Education C550QS
42 points in 2 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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C1 Component 1: Introduction to physical education
- C1.1 Health, training and exercise
- C1.1.1 Health, fitness and well-being
- C1.1.2 The contribution physical activity makes to health and fitness
- C1.1.3 Consequences of a sedentary lifestyle
- C1.1.4 Diet and nutrition
- C1.1.5 Components of fitness
- C1.1.6 Measuring health and fitness
- C1.1.7 Methods of training
- C1.1.8 Training zone graphs and analysing data
- C1.1.9 Principles of training and exercising
- C1.1.10 Warm up and cool down
- C1.1.11 Data analysis
- C1.2 Exercise physiology
- C1.2.1 Muscular-skeletal system
- C1.2.2 Cardio-respiratory and vascular system
- C1.2.3 Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
- C1.2.4 Short and long term effects of exercise
- C1.2.5 Data analysis
- C1.3 Movement analysis
- C1.3.1 Muscle contractions
- C1.3.2 Lever system
- C1.3.3 Planes of and axes of movement
- C1.3.4 Sports technology
- C1.3.5 Data analysis
- C1.4 Psychology of sport and physical activity
- C1.4.1 Goal-setting
- C1.4.2 Information processing
- C1.4.3 Guidance
- C1.4.4 Mental preparation
- C1.4.5 Motivation
- C1.4.6 Characteristics of a skilled performance
- C1.4.7 Classifications of skills
- C1.4.8 Types of practice
- C1.4.9 Data analysis
- C1.5 Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport
- C1.5.1 Participation
- C1.5.2 Provision
- C1.5.3 Performance
- C1.5.4 Data analysis