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=Physical Education VCE=

__Unit 4: Area of Study 2 - Performance Enhancement and Recovery Practices__
In this area of study students will explore ways to improve physical performance and recovery through nutritional, physiological and psychological strategies. They will examine legal and illegal substances and methods used to enhance performance and will be aware of the different anti-doping codes.

The learning activities and resources included in this webpage aid to develop the key skills for this AOS which include the ability to:
 * compare and contrast practices designed to enhance performance and/or speed up recovery.
 * analyse and evaluate nutritional and hydration procedures used to enhance individual peroformace and recovery
 * identify and explain psycological factors which impact on performance and recovery
 * evaluate anti-doping codes used to govern sport, including the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
 * Participate in and evaluate a range of nutritional, physiological or psychological strategies that potentially enhance performance and aid recovery.

(VCE Study Design 2011-2014)

=Rationale=

This unit of study is designed to introduce students to the strategies (both legal and illegal) used in amateur and professional sport to improve performance and recovery. The content delivered in this unit of study is beneficial to the students for a number of reasons. First of all is the observation that many of the students enrolled in VCE PE are often athletes themselves, therefore they could utilise the performance and recovery strategies in their own sporting pursuits. Secondly, many of the students are coaches and again could use this information to enhance their teams performance. Finally, this topic is valuable for those wanting to pursue a career in the field of exercise science, human movement, health promotion and physical education. =Schedule=


 * **Week** || **Content - Key Knowledge’s** || **Learning Activities** || **Resources** || **Assessment** ||
 * 1 || **Performance Enhancement** – development in equipment, facilities and clothing worn. || Research Task – looking at a sport/event and the advances made over time to enhance performance. || PowerPoint: Performance Enhancement overtime || Research Task Presentation ||
 * 2 || **Nutrition Strategies** – Sport nutrition and strategies used to enhance performance including CHO loading, application of the glycemic index, CHO gels, and protein/caffeine supplementation. || Sports Nutrition Worksheet – to be filled out using provided websites.

Data Analysis – Diet and Performance || PowerPoint: Sports Nutrition

Sports Nutrition Worksheet Websites Data Analysis handout/worksheet || Data Analysis sheet to be handed in. || PDF: ERA Recovery Lecture Article: Heated Pies Cool Down Nicely || Homework activity and active participation in classroom discussion. || Homework - Sports Competition Anxiety Test (to be completed before playing their sport) Discussion – strategies students use to manage their arousal. || PowerPoint: Performance Enhancement from a Psychological Perspective. PowerPoint: Handout: Psychological Enhancement Handout || Homework activity and active participation in classroom discussion. || YouTube Videos || Online Quiz || Beta-blockers, diuretics, Human Growth Hormone, EPO, blood doping, alcohol. || Drugs Table – students to fill out by student centred learning or expert jigsaw using the provided websites and videos. || Drugs Table Links to websites and videos || Completion of Drugs table ||
 * 3 || **Hydration techniques** – water, hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic sports drinks. || Practical Activity – Sports Drinks || PowerPoint: Hydration || Participation in Practical Activity ||
 * 4 || **Physiological Strategies** – heat, ice, compression, hyperbaric chambers, massage and sleep || Discussion/Program Development - students will discuss and develop a program that show the different recovery issues that arise in an exercise context. || PowerPoint: Physiological Strategies to Enhance Recovery
 * 5 || **Psychological Strategies** - sleep, meditation, optimal arousal, mental imagery concentration and motivational techniques || Activity – Developing a goal setting sheet for students own sport.
 * 6 || History of drugs in sport
 * Anti-Doping Codes** – including health, safety, fairness, role modelling for children and the maintenance of the spirit of sport. || Investigation Activity – Students to investigate WADA and ASADA finding the rationale and objectives of both. || PowerPoint: History of drugs in sport
 * 7 || **Legal and Illegal substances and methods for performance enhancement** – Stimulants (amphetamines, cocaine), Anabolic Steroids