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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:

  1. 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

  1. 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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A-Level PE – Skill Classification COMPLETE 6-Lesson Bundle

A-Level PE – Skill Classification COMPLETE 6-Lesson Bundle Everything you need to teach the entire Skill Classification topic with zero planning. This comprehensive 6-lesson bundle covers the full Skill Acquisition unit for A-Level PE across OCR, AQA, Edexcel and WJEC specifications. Each lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint and a fully matched student notes booklet, allowing for seamless delivery, consistent structure, and strong exam preparation. Designed to build AO1, AO2 and AO3 skills progressively, this bundle takes students from foundational knowledge to full 6–8 mark exam answers. ✔ Lessons Included: Lesson 1 – What Is Skill? Characteristics of skilled performance • LEAF GD TECH • Skilled vs unskilled • Exam questions Lesson 2 – Skill Classification Gross–Fine • Open–Closed • Sorting tasks • Justification • Applied sport examples Lesson 3 – Continuity & Pacing Discrete/Serial/Continuous • Self/Externally paced • Misconceptions • Extended exam practice Lesson 4 – Difficulty & Organisation Simple–Complex • Low–High organisation • Coaching implications • Classification tasks Lesson 5 – Practice Types Whole/Part • Progressive part • Whole–Part–Whole • Fixed/Varied • Massed/Distributed • Coaching design tasks Lesson 6 – Exam Application & Model Answers How to answer 2–8 mark questions • AO1/AO2/AO3 • Full skill analysis using all six continuums • Model answers & peer marking What’s included in every lesson: Full PowerPoint (clean, consistent and student-friendly) Student notes booklet (Word) perfectly aligned to each slide Tasks, activities, matching exercises & diagrams Applied sport examples for AO2 Justification questions for AO3 Extension challenges for high-attainers Short-answer & extended exam questions Plenary + exit ticket Why this bundle is so effective: Complete topic coverage – all Skill Acquisition content taught logically and progressively Exam-focused – builds AO1/AO2/AO3 from the very first lesson Reduction in workload – everything is planned, structured and ready to teach Consistent formatting across all lessons enhances learning and revision Perfect for non-specialists or departments seeking uniform delivery Ideal for: Teachers delivering A-Level PE Skill Acquisition for the first time Departments wanting a consistent, high-quality approach Students needing structured notes for revision Exam preparation and mock exam support Complete, ready-to-teach, and proven to raise confidence and exam performance. This is the only Skill Acquisition bundle you’ll need.

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