Westlake Girls’ High School
Year 10 CYGNET Sports Programme
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms L. Jobe.
10 CYGNET is a full year option course which provides a pathway for more able students to develop in their sport and as an athlete. Students will still be required to take 10PE and Health.
The CYGNET Sports programme is about learning the skills required to perform in their chosen sport, is focused on learning principles and skills as an athlete to improve.
Sports offered include: Hockey, Football, Netball, Rowing, Touch and Tackle Rugby. Numbers across codes may be altered at the discretion of the HOF of PE/Health/sport and Director of Sport.
One Code session per week will allow talented students to be extended in their sport and training is received from specialist coaches.
Sports Science lessons will be both practical and theory sessions
Topics may include
- Principles of training and learning how to create a training program
- Fitness conditioning and testing.
- Nutrition and eating for performance.
- Goal setting and self reflection.
- Hauora and looking after self as a person.
- Injury prevention and management.
- Sports psychology and mental toughness. Building resilience and overcoming challenges.
- Sport specific technical skills sessions and analyzing skills to improve.
- Learning how to take on feedback to improve.
- Exercise physiology principles
- Sports specific leadership coaching - learning how to lead others.
- Drugs in sport. Training for an event.
- Other school and Millennium trips.
- Fun competitive games.
This course is selectable for students as an option however, final entry will be at the discretion of the HOF/HOD and Director of Sport. Students are required to apply and will be invited to trial if successful. The cost to participate in this programme is $250.
Course Overview
Term 1
Introduction to Cygnet and getting to know one another. Code sessions with a specialist coach. Goal setting and Fitness testing. Learning about the components of fitness and how to work as a team. Learning about principles of training and how to create a training program. Pre session fitness and conditioning sessions. Learning about Hauora and looking after self as an athlete. Learning time management skills and relevant life skills to be a successful athlete.
Term 2
In season fitness and conditioning sessions. Code sessions with a specialist coach. Training for an event. Nutrition and eating for performance. Injury prevention and recovery. Goal setting reflection work. Sport specific technical skills sessions - using technology to analyze skills and make improvements. Learning how to reflect and take on feedback to improve.
Term 3
In season fitness conditioning sessions. Code sessions with a specialist coach. Completing in an event. Learning about sports psychology and mental toughness. Learning how to deal with challenges while building resilience to improve self. Exercise physiology principles. Learning how and why the body moves in different ways. Millennium visits. Sport specific coaching sessions and leading others.
Term 4
Off season fitness sessions. Code sessions with a specialist coach. Learning about drugs and sport. School visits and having fun competition games.
Recommended Prior Learning
Course Material Costs
The cost to participate in this programme is $250.
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Disclaimer
Courses will only run based on minimum entries
Selecting a course does not guarantee entry into this course
You may apply for an exemption if you do not meet the prerequisites of a course or if the course requires this for entry
Standards offered can be altered at the discretion of the HOF or HOD of the Department
Some standards in NCEA courses might be optional depending on student strengths
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