Summary:
Endorsed by Edexcel, this is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the new BTEC First Certificate and Diploma in Sport.

Published in full colour, BTEC First Sport brings sport studies to life with numerous illustrations, exercises, definition boxes and summaries. To help students with their coursework, each chapter contains activities which help put theory into practice and generate data for use in assignments.

Whether you choose the Performance, Exercise and Fitness, or Outdoor Education pathway, this book covers each unit in detail providing you with all you the knowledge you need to succeed in your BTEC First.

A CD-ROM for teachers is available for purchase.

• The only textbook to cover all units

• Packed with colour diagrams and photographs

• Includes activities designed to generate data for student assignments

• Summary questions check student understanding

• More general questions help students to understand the interrelationship between different topic.

Table of Contents:
The Body in Sport
Health, Safety and Injury in Sport
The Sports Industry
Preparation for Sport
Planning and Leading Sports Activities
Practical Sport
Practical Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
Technical Skills and Tactical Awareness for Sport
Psychology for Sports Performance
Nutrition for Sports Performance
Fitness for Sports Performance
Lifestyle and Sports Performance
Work-based Project in Sport
Instructing Exercise and Fitness
Sport and Leisure Facility Operations
Leading Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
Expedition Experience

About the Author(s):
Jennifer Stafford-Brown is a Senior External Verifier and has been involved in numerous training events for a major exam board. She has been teaching for ten years.

Simon Rea has been teaching in FE for 14 years. He is an External Verifier for a major examining board and he also works as a Personal Trainer and Sport Psychologist.

Lee Janaway is an outdoor pursuits specialist with a degree in leisure management. He has been teaching in FE colleges for five years and is a Curriculum Area Manager for sport studies.

Chris Manley is Divisional Leader for sport at North West Kent College and an External Verifier for a major examination board. He is also an international basketball coach, referee and trainer of referees.

Jennifer Stafford-Brown and Simon Rea are members of the author team of the popular textbook BTEC National in Sport and Exercise Science, also published by Hodder Arnold.

Readership:
Students at schools and FE colleges studying the new BTEC First Certificate or Diploma in Sport.