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Sports Science and Performance (SSP)

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Arundel State School offers a specialised Physical Education (PE) program, Sport Science & Performance (SSP) to select Year 6 students. Sport Science and Performance is a unique school-based program that aims to develop fitness and performance in games and pursuits both on & off the field.

The program runs for 2 hours per week and session are conducted at Arundel State School outside curriculum time (one lunch hours and one hour before school)

Aims of Sport Science and Performance Program

  1. Provide the opportunity for students to improve specific fitness components and develop team performance in games and pursuits in a specialised Physical Education Program.
  2. Provide a supportive and appropriate training environment for the practice and application of activities
  3. Include select Year 6 students with high physical capabilities and fitness together in a specialised Physical Education program.
  4. Provide practice, performance, discussion and reflection time in a 2 hour weekly program.
  5. Initiate and build connections with high performance sporting and educational facilities within the area.

Selection Criteria

The program is offered to suitable year 6 students who demonstrate high behaviour standards and their Semester 2 report indicates high levels of effort, sound achievement standards in literacy and numeracy and high achievement levels in PE.

Selection includes completing a student application form and participating in fitness testing.

Students in year 4 and 5 who are interested in SSP in Year 6 should be encouraged to ensure they demonstrate the following in order to be invited to trial:

  • Wear the correct Arundel uniform and school hat.
  • Follow the school rules and do the right thing all the time
  • Be on time and prepared for learning
  • Be respectful, demonstrate initiative and show interest in your own learning
  • Work towards a high standard of behaviour and effort, achieve a C or better in literacy and numeracy and high standard in PE

Focusses

Each term focusses on a specific fitness component that relates to an invasion sports and supported with discussion on health and personal sport development issues. An example of the program is below:

  • Aerobic Fitness
  • Ultimate frisbee
  • Futsal
  • Cross Country

Students also participate in external community programs to further experience sport expertise by high performance coaches.

This is a very popular course among students.

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Last reviewed 17 March 2021
Last updated 17 March 2021