BTEC Level 3 Sport & Exercise Science Unit 4: Field & Laboratory Fitness Testing | Visual Pack

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BTEC Level 3 Sport & Exercise Science Unit 4: Field & Laboratory Fitness Testing | Visual Pack

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Support your delivery of Pearson BTEC Level 3 Sport and Exercise Science – Unit 4: Field- and Laboratory-Based Fitness Testing with this visual teaching resource pack.

This resource contains 20 clear visual pages designed to support learners with the key concepts, procedures and terminology required throughout the unit.

The visuals can be used during classroom teaching, practical fitness-testing sessions, independent study, revision, assignment preparation or as classroom display material.

UNIT CONTENT SUPPORTED

LEARNING AIM A – PREPARATION FOR FIELD- AND LABORATORY-BASED TESTING

Students develop their understanding of:

• Health and safety in sport and exercise testing
• Risk assessment
• Ethical considerations
• Informed consent
• Pre-test preparation
• Validity
• Reliability
• Accuracy and consistency of testing procedures
• Appropriate testing protocols

LEARNING AIM B – ANTHROPOMETRY AND SOMATOTYPE TESTING

Students explore:

• Anthropometric measurements
• Height and body mass
• Skinfold measurements
• Body composition
• Girth measurements
• Bone breadth measurements
• Somatotype
• Athlete profiling
• Appropriate equipment and testing procedures

LEARNING AIM C – FIELD- AND LABORATORY-BASED TESTING

Students develop their understanding of:

• Field-based fitness testing
• Laboratory-based testing
• Fitness-testing protocols
• Data collection
• Recording results
• Experimental testing procedures
• Selecting appropriate tests
• Interpreting fitness-test results
• Comparing results with normative data
• Evaluating testing procedures

LEARNING AIM D – PERFORMANCE PROFILING

Students explore:

• Performance profiling
• Athlete assessment
• Selecting appropriate fitness tests
• Collecting and interpreting data
• Strengths and areas for development
• Using testing data to evaluate sporting performance
• Making recommendations based on test results