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Leaving Certificate Physical Education: Strand 1 - Towards Optimum Performance

Physical Education

Leaving Certificate

Level 3

4 chapters

92 Lessons

0 Free lessons

Exam board-specific online course, featuring fast-paced tutorials taught by James, practice and test mode quizzing and checkpoint assessments preparing you for Strand 1. We recommend that you study the Strand 2 course and The Roadmap course along with this course.

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Learning and Improving Skill and Technique

Defining a Skilled Performance

Lesson (1/0) 1

The Characteristics of Skill

Lesson (2/0) 2

Skill and Ability

Lesson (3/0) 3

Classification of Skill

Analysing Skill and Technique

Lesson (1/0) 1

Planes

Lesson (2/0) 2

Axes

Lesson (3/0) 3

Levers

Lesson (4/0) 4

Mechanical Advantage and Disadvantage

Lesson (5/0) 5

Vectors and Scalars

Lesson (6/0) 6

Newton's Laws of Motion

Lesson (7/0) 7

Quality, effectiveness and Economy of Movement

Lesson (8/0) 8

Creative Application of Skill

Skill Acquisition

Lesson (1/0) 1

Stages of Learning

Lesson (2/0) 2

Feedback

Lesson (3/0) 3

Guidance

Lesson (4/0) 4

Practice Types

Lesson (5/0) 5

Practice Methods

Lesson (6/0) 6

Principles of Effective Practice

Physical and Psychological Demands of Performance

Components of Fitness

Lesson (1/0) 1

Health and Performance Related Fitness

Lesson (2/0) 2

Components of Health Related Fitness

Lesson (3/0) 3

Components of Performance Related Fitness

Application of the Components of Fitness

Lesson (1/0) 1

Components of Fitness in Different Activities

Lesson (2/0) 2

Methods of Training 1

Lesson (3/0) 3

Methods of Training 2

Assessment of Components of Fitness

Lesson (1/0) 1

Factors Affecting Fitness Testing

Lesson (2/0) 2

Fitness Testing 1

Lesson (3/0) 3

Fitness Testing 2

Lesson (4/0) 4

Fitness Testing 3

Lesson (5/0) 5

The Principles of Training and Performance

Lesson (6/0) 6

FITT

Designing a Fitness Plan

Lesson (1/0) 1

Approaches to Training

Lesson (2/0) 2

Strategies to Promote Recovery and Adaptation

Lesson (3/0) 3

Periodisation

Psychological Preparation

Lesson (1/0) 1

Bandura's Model of Self-efficacy

Lesson (2/0) 2

Vealey's Model of Confidence

Lesson (3/0) 3

Strategies to Promote Confidence

Lesson (4/0) 4

Types of Anxiety

Lesson (5/0) 5

State and Trait Anxiety

Lesson (6/0) 6

Strategies to Control Anxiety

Lesson (7/0) 7

Arousal 1

Lesson (8/0) 8

Arousal 2

Lesson (9/0) 9

Concentration

Lesson (10/0) 10

Mental Preparedness Before, During and After Performance

Diet & Nutrition

Lesson (1/0) 1

Nutrition and Performance 1

Lesson (2/0) 2

Nutrition and Performance 2

Lesson (3/0) 3

Hydration

Lesson (4/0) 4

Sports Supplements

Lesson (5/0) 5

The Role of ATP

Lesson (6/0) 6

The ATP/PC System

Lesson (7/0) 7

The Glycolytic System

Lesson (8/0) 8

The Aerobic System

Lesson (9/0) 9

The Energy Continuum

Lesson (10/0) 10

Dietary Planning

Structures, Strategies, Roles and Conventions

Structures, Strategies or Composition

Lesson (1/0) 1

Introduction to Structures, Strategies and Composition

Lesson (2/0) 2

Evaluating and Modifying Structures, Strategies and Composition

Roles and Relationships

Lesson (1/0) 1

The Demands of Different Roles

Lesson (2/0) 2

Identifying Opponent Weaknesses

Risk and Injury

Lesson (1/0) 1

Warm Up and Cool Down

Lesson (2/0) 2

Clothing, Equipment and Facilities

Lesson (3/0) 3

Common Injuries

Lesson (4/0) 4

Overtraining

Rules, Rituals and Conventions

Lesson (1/0) 1

Organising Events

Role of a Coach and Choreographer

Lesson (1/0) 1

Goal Setting

Lesson (2/0) 2

The Role of the Coach/Choreographer

Role of the Official

Lesson (1/0) 1

The Role of the Official

Planning for Optimum Performance

Personal Performance Analysis

Lesson (1/0) 1

Factors Influencing Personal Performance

Methods of Analysis

Lesson (1/0) 1

Analysing Skill and Technique

Lesson (2/0) 2

Analysing Structures, Strategies and Choreography

Lesson (3/0) 3

Analysing Performance Related Fitness

Lesson (4/0) 4

Analysing Psychological Preparedness

Training Plans

Lesson (1/0) 1

Performance Goals

Lesson (2/0) 2

Designing a Training Plan

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