Author Description

Welcoming and user-friendly, Oxford's BTEC Tech Award in Sport, Activity and Fitness offers a student-focused approach to this brand new qualification. Written by experienced BTEC teachers, it has been carefully designed to support teachers in delivering a new course, and to help learners achieve their full potential. The book features a vibrant, clean layout, and is packed with stunning photographs to ensure the content is accessible and engaging. It offers comprehensive coverage of the specification, exploring the knowledge and understanding of relevant key skills and issues. These include body systems, sporting injuries, and the impact of technological developments on sport and activity; training, nutrition, and the impact of motivation, self-confidence and anxiety on sport and activity; and the fundamentals of sports leadership, and planning, leading and reviewing a sports activity session. Practical activities are designed to encourage learners to fully grasp the content and to successfully apply it in their assignments and assessment. We will be seeking endorsement from BTEC.