Physical Education - FLE to Pre VCE
YEAR LONG OR SEMESTER 1 or 2
Subject Overview:
The aim of this subject is to connect theoretical knowledge to real-world sporting and athletic performance, while also exploring industry practices that can impact your own fitness and sport development.
This course is primarily designed to prepare you for VCE Physical Education and is mostly theoretical. Practical activities are incorporated to enhance learning and demonstrate your application of knowledge.
If you are interested in anything to do with sport or wanting to know more about how our body systems work – then this subject is for you!
Topics and themes:
You can explore various themes, including but not limited to:
Development of an Athlete:
Warm-Up and Recovery techniques
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation strategies
Coaching Principles
Developing a Training Program (training program principles)
Sports Psychology
Sports Nutrition
Careers in Sport
Sports Medicine
Energy systems
Legal and Illegal Performance Enhancement strategies
Additional Component:
This program also includes an event management and coaching component, where you may be responsible for planning/delivering class, school-wide or community events.
Why you should study FLE to PRE P.E. if:
You are passionate about sport
You want to learn more about athlete development
You are interested in understanding how our body systems work together to enable movement
You want to discover how our body fuels movement and performance
You plan to pursue VCE Physical Education or VET fitness/sport pathways
Physical Education career pathways
This subject serves as a valuable stepping-stone into VCE Physical Education and/or VET fitness/sport pathway as well as careers within the industry. Some potential careers include:
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Physiotherapist
Chiropractor
Sports Dietician or Nutritionist
Personal Trainer (Fitness Instructor)
Physical Education teacher
Biomechanist
Performance Analyst