OCR PE for AS

Summary:
OCR PE for AS is an exciting and up-to-date text written to provide students with the support to help them succeed in the new OCR specification for Physical Education.

Written by an established team of experienced teachers, OCR PE for AS offers clear learning objectives, definitions of key terms, examples and practical applications, guidance on exam technique, exam-style and review questions, and helpful bulleted summaries throughout.

To aid understanding further, students have access to Student Online, which provides an exciting range of learning tools, including interactive features and templates that students can use direct from the book.

Also available for purchase is the Dynamic Learning Network Edition CD, which gives teachers and their students additional support.

• Up-to-date, fully comprehensive coverage of new OCR specification
• Highly illustrated in colour throughout
• Written by team of experienced teachers and examiners
• Clear learning objectives to help students progress effectively
• Includes definitions of key terms to aid understanding
• Examples and practical applications that bring theory to life
• Guidance on exam technique to increase students' confidence
• Exam-style and review questions to consolidate learning
• Helpful bulleted summaries that highlight key content
• To aid understanding further, via the textbook students have free access to Student Online, which provides students with a range of exciting learning tools, including interactive features and templates they can use direct from the book.
• Teacher's CD with invaluable teaching support and exciting interactive features is available for purchase.

Table of Contents:
SECTION A -- ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
1: AN ANALYSIS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
The skeleton
Joints
The muscular system
Movement analysis of physical activity
The effects of a warm-up and a cool-down on skeletal muscular tissue
The impact of different types of physical activity on the skeletal and muscular systems
Basic concepts of biomechanics
2: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: THE MAINTENANCE OF BLOOD SUPPLY
The structure and function of the heart
The cardiac cycle
How the heart works: the conduction system
The control and regulation of the heart
Cardiac dynamics: the relationship between heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
The vascular system
Blood pressure
The distribution of cardiac output at rest and during exercise
The transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
The physiological effects of a warm-up and a cool-down on the cardiovascular system
Health-related considerations: the role of exercise in maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system and lifestyle
3: THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: THE MAINTENANCE OF OXYGEN SUPPLY
External respiration
The mechanics of breathing
Respiratory regulation: the respiratory control centre
Pulmonary diffusion: gaseous exchange at the lungs
The effect of altitude on the respiratory system
The oxy-haemoglobin dissociation curve
Gas exchange at the muscles and tissues
Lung volumes and capacities
Ventilation during exercise
The adaptive responses of the respiratory system to training
Respiratory complications and the impact of smoking
SECTION B -- ACQUIRING MOVEMENT SKILLS
4: CLASSIFICATION OF MOTOR SKILLS & ABILITIES
Nature of skilled performance
Application of classification to the organisation of practice
Classification of abilities
5: DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR SKILLS & THE USE OF DIFFERENT PRACTICE METHODS
Learning and performance
Stages of learning
Types of guidance
Practice methods
6: INFORMATION PROCESSING DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF SKILLS
Models of information processing
Memory and its role in developing movement skills
Reaction time and developing effective performance in physical activity
7: MOTOR CONTROL OF SKILL & ITS IMPACT UPON DEVELOPING EFFECTIVENESS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Motor and executive programmes
Types of motor control
Schema theory
8: LEARNING SKILLS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Motivation and arousal
Theories of learning
Reinforcement of movement skill learning
Transfer of learning
SECTION C: SOCIO-CULTURAL STUDIES RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
9: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Concept of physical activity as a term & as a healthy pursuit in people’s lives
Concept of physical recreation (1)
Concept of physical education (2)
Outdoor and adventurous activities – outdoor education and outdoor recreation
Sport – the concept of sport and the contrasting values of sportsmanship and gamesmanship
10: SPORT & CULTURE
United Kingdom (UK):
Surviving ethnic sports
Impact of Nineteenth Century English public schools on the development of games
Amateurism to professionalism
The United States of America (USA):
Characteristics of the USA
Nature of American sport
Analysis of American football
Australia:
Characteristics of Australia
Nature of sport
Analysis of Australian Rules football
11: THE ADMINISTRATION & ORGANISATION OF SPORT IN THE UK
UK Sport
United Kingdom Sports Institute (UKSI)
Home country organisations – Sport England; Sports Council Northern Ireland; SportScotland; Sports Council for Wales
Funding of sport – private, public and voluntary
Participation to excellence
Sports development pyramid
Opportunity, provision and esteem
Opportunities for and barriers facing – young people, the elderly, people with disabilities, women and ethnic minority groups – in their participation in physical activity
12: CONTEMPORARY SPORTING ISSUES IMPACTING UPON YOUNG PEOPLE'S ASPIRATIONS AND THEIR REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE UK
Sport, sponsorship and the media:
Roles of the media
Impact on sport
Relationship between sport, sponsorship and the media -- the 'golden triangle'
Violence in sport:
Performers & spectators
Causes & solutions
Performance-enhancing products:
Drugs: reasons for use, consequences & solutions to the problem
Technological products: impact on performance by particular products
The Olympic Games:
Background to the modern Olympic Games
Role of the International Olympic Committee and the British Olympic Association
The impact of commercialisation on the Olympic Games
Implications of the 2012 London Games on the host country
Impact of funding, government control and politics on the Olympic Games
Glossary
References
Index

About the Author(s):
GRAHAM THOMPSON is a Director of Faculty at a large sixth form college in Hampshire. He has taught and examined A-level Physical Education for over 15 years. He presents development workshops for teachers aimed at promoting effective learning in Physical Education, and also helps students to develop essential study skills via a range of student conferences and seminars. Graham is the author of several major A-level textbooks as well as a range of teaching and learning resources, including 'Sport & PE: A Complete Guide to Advanced Level Study' (Hodder Arnold, 2005) and 'OCR PE for AS Third Edition' (Hodder Education, 2008).

NESTA WIGGINS-JAMES is Head of Sport & Physical Education at Colchester Sixth Form College in Essex. She has taught A-level Physical Education for over 15 years, and is a Principal Examiner and has delivered numerous teacher-support conferences for a major examinations board. Nesta is an experienced author of numerous textbooks and teaching resources, including 'Complete A-Z Physical Education Handbook' (Hodder Arnold, 2000), 'Sport & PE: A Complete Guide to A-level Study' (Hodder Arnold, 2005), and 'OCR PE for AS Third Edition' (Hodder Education, 2008).

ROB JAMES is Assistant Headteacher at Colchester County High School for Girls and has taught A-level Physical Education for over 10 years. He is Principal Examiner for a major examination board overseeing the revised specifications and is a member of the Specification Development Committee. He has also been Principal Examiner, Principal Moderator and delivered numerous teacher-support conferences. Rob is the author of several A-level textbooks and teaching resources, including the bestselling 'Complete A-Z Physical Education Handbook' (Hodder Arnold, 2000) and 'OCR PE for AS' (Hodder Education, 2008).

Readership:
Students studying AS level Sport and Physical Education