
A-Level PE – Skill Acquisition: Lesson 4
Difficulty & Organisation Continuums (Simple–Complex + Low–High Organisation)**
This complete lesson introduces students to two key A-Level PE skill classification continuums: Difficulty and Organisation. Through clear breakdowns, real sporting examples and exam-focused tasks, learners build the ability to classify skills accurately and justify their reasoning with strong AO2 and AO3 responses.
Perfect for OCR, can be adapted for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC specifications, this lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint and a fully aligned student notes booklet, allowing for structured, consistent delivery.
✔ Lesson 4 Covers:
The Simple–Complex continuum
The Low–High Organisation continuum
How to analyse skills using perceptual load, decision-making and sub-routine structure
Why skill organisation impacts coaching and practice choices
Misconceptions around continuous skills and organisation
Exam-style justification and reasoning tasks
Included in this download:
- PowerPoint Presentation – Lesson 4: Difficulty & Organisation
Clean, engaging slides featuring:
Clear definitions and diagrams
Real sport examples (tennis, golf, sprinting, gymnastics)
Skill-sorting tasks
“Common misconception” clarification
Application questions and discussion prompts
A series of exam-style questions
- Student Matching Notes (Word Document)
A detailed student booklet that follows the PowerPoint exactly, including:
Guided notes for each continuum
Continuum placement activities
Justification tasks (AO3 focus)
Applied coaching questions
Extension tasks to deepen learning
Exam-style questions (2, 3 and 6 marks)
Plenary questions + exit ticket
Why teachers love this resource:
Breaks down complex concepts into accessible steps
Builds strong AO2/AO3 exam technique early in the course
Aligns seamlessly with the first three lessons in the Skill Acquisition unit
Supports independent learning and revision
Fully ready to teach — no preparation required
Ideal for:
A-Level PE teachers delivering Skill Acquisition
Classes needing a clear structure for understanding classification
Departments wanting consistency across all teachers and groups
Part of the Complete Skill Acquisition Series
This lesson follows Lesson 3 (Continuity & Pacing) and prepares students for Lesson 5 on Practice Types, where classification knowledge is applied to coaching methods.
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