South Africa

The national curriculum will enable both leaners and educators to understand what is require of them to achieve before examinations.

Sports and Exercise (GRADE 12)

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Skeletal system
Muscular system
Adaptations to exercise/training
Recovery process following exercise
Blood redistribution during exercise
Vision
Stress
Arousal
Coping techniques:
Group dynamics
Factors impacting on growth and motor development and participation
Disabled sport
Methods of controlling aggression
Energy systems and effects on exercise
Diet
Levers
Force summation and timing of body segments
Fluid forces and influences in sport
Spin
Rotation
Momentum
Angular, Linear and General motion Effects of Centre of Gravity and Stability in sport
Newton’s Laws in sport
Reaction time
Periodisation – including undulating periodisation Taper and Peak
Altitude
Exercise adherence
Long term athlete development
Fatigue; Overtraining; Burnout and DOM’s
Injuries
Risk management & safety at sports events
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
Technology in sport
Functional Movement Screening