Author: Jennifer Stafford-Brown and Simon Rea

Publication Date: 2007

Number of Pages: 512

ISBN10/13: 0340940824 / 9780340940822

Cover: Paperback

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the core and optional units for the Development, Coaching and Fitness pathway of the BTEC National in Sport Diploma and Certificate.

Published in full colour and written to cover the new 2007 specifications, BTEC National Sport brings your studies to life with numerous illustrations, exercises, definition boxes, review questions and summaries. Each chapter contains practical activities that put theory into practice and generate data for use in assignments. It also includes a chapter on how to write your assignments. This book covers compulsory and optional units in detail providing you with all you the knowledge you need to succeed in your BTEC National.

• Covering the core units and the Development, Coaching and Fitness pathway of the 2007 specifications

• Published in full colour

• Includes a comprehensive chapter on writing assignments

• Numerous additional activities help generate data for assigments

• Accompanied by a Teacher's CD-ROM

Table of Contents:

1. Writing Assignments

2. The Body in Action

3. Health and Safety in Sport

4. Training and Fitness

5. Principles of Sports Coaching

6. Sports Development

7. Fitness Testing for Sports Performance

8. Practical Sport (Team and Individual Sports)

9. Outdoor and Adventurous Activities

10. Nutrition For Sport

11. Sport in Society

12. Sports Leadership

13. Exercise, Health and Lifestyle

14. Instructing Physical Activity and Exercise

15. Exercise For Specific Groups

16. Psychology for Sport

17. Sports Injuries

18. Analysis of Sports Performance

19. Talent Identification and Development in Sport

20. Sport and Exercise Massage

21. Rules, Regulations and Officiating in Sport

22. Organising Sports Events

23. Working with children in Sport

24. Business Enterprise in Sport

25. Work Based Experience in Sport

About the Author(s):
Jennifer Stafford-Brown is a Senior National and International External Verifier for a major examining board, runs many training events for this examining board and is an experienced teacher.

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.