Exam Board: OCR
The Cambridge National in Sport Science is a vocational course in Sports Science. By choosing this course, students will learn about injuries and rehabilitation in sport, allowing them to gain an understanding of common sports injuries, how they are caused and how they can be treated. They will then understand the different components of fitness, including how they are tested and how they impact on various sports. Alongside this, they will use their knowledge of fitness, to design a training plan. Finally, they will develop understanding of how nutrition can support athletes, and apply their knowledge to design nutritional plans for an athlete.
Throughout the two-year course, students will study three units (listed below). Each of the units offer students different opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of the practice and the theory behind the modern-day sporting world. The way in which students are assessed differs for each of the units and is outlined below:
R181: Applying the principles of training: fitness and how it affects skill performance
R183: Nutrition and sports performance
R180: Reducing the risk of sports injuries and dealing with common medical conditions
Additional Information
Due to 100% of the course being assessed through a written examination or coursework, lessons will be largely theory lessons inside a classroom.