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Are we sure this level of athleticism is necessary for a level 9 in GCSE PE? My yr11 daughter is on course for a 9 in PE and is unremarkable in any sport but the school has all the other coursework nailed.
No, it isn't. Me and several others pointed it out a page back that the doc linked in the early OP posts is for GCE A /AS level, so 18 yo and highly likely to be a specialist choice. If you're doing PE at A level the indication is that's a subject that is relevant to a future career / University course, not a fill in.
Seems to have been missed / ignored in the debate.
The rest of the debate about how hard it is to get a good result / grade with near national level performance as the benchmark is still valid. But to the OP's question of what route do i need to use so my 16yo can get a sub 23 min 10m TT in 2 weeks' time for his GCSE ..... first rule of exams is make sure you read the question properly.
Ah, I see.
I’ve reading this through and there aren’t many flattish quiet circuits in that part of Surrey for a TT. Horne circuit is good shout - quiet and about as flat as you can get but essentially a triangle so you have to get back up to speed quickly. All the other suggestions - the North Holmwood 10 is a pretty busy dual carriageway that I wouldn’t put a junior on. These days… what about Zwift if you can get onto a friends smart turbo? Oh and 24mph is a very tough ask for a junior
You would still need a very significant aptitude for the subject to stand a chance of getting a 9.
I don't really think you do. You need to have a good base, and be somewhat motivated but I wouldn't say significant aptitude. Whereas for the PE thing above you defo do.
( although the poster above talking about his daughter suggests that I am wrong, so maybe PE is more in line than I thought)
Sorry, I'm rambling. I don't really have a supported point of view here, just a rambling opinion so I'll shut up.
So we give out educational awards for inheriting a good VO2 max I didn’t know that. My son is the best dead ball player in the league looks like he can’t get points toward his A levels with that water skiing, clay pigeon shooting or archery it is.
I got a D in GCSE PE, teacher came to asses me playing rugby for my club, I was Flanker. He said he couldn't grade me as I was offside all match. I said I wasn't, he said I didn't know the rules then, I said I do the ref is the sole arbiter of fact and he didn't ping me, thus I was onside...not sure the teacher liked me!!
The take home message, all teachers are *****!! 😜
Yes, but the guys doing 19 min 10’s at junior level are also probably going to be on highest tech bikes, expensive skinsuits and hats, and so on. That’s going to be worth a few % but cost 1000’s
ok, 3 minutes off the pace.
So we give out educational awards for inheriting a good VO2 max I didn’t know that.
Same as we give out education awards for inheriting the various kinds of intelligence. I did almost no work for GCSE and got second best results in the year group. Not any fairer is it? Same for most subjects. There are plenty of completely non-musical people around, they're going to struggle at GCSE music.
I did none either and came top, I’m not sure that I inherited it though, must be mutation both my parents can barely read. My bigger problem is with the list of sports given this forums obsession with inclusivity, it’s not the kind of sports that your average comp is offering, unless I missed the note about the Water skiing and clay pigeon shooting teams.
It's not, but at the risk of labouring the point the document and performance criteria is for A levels where the participants will probably be doing it as a stepping stone towards a sports based career and consequently may have selected a school or 6FC that can support that activity. Or indeed have that as a 'hobby' already outside of school. It's not GCSE's which would be far more inclusive / focused on the more normal sports. Even then, I think at GCSE the pupil has to do a mix of sports including at least one team one, but can also include specialist ones (eg: my son's school has a strong handball tradition because of staff interest - very few schools have that on their curriculum)
I don't think we should say that someone with a strong interest and aptitude for a minority sport shouldn't be able to pursue that at A level, are we?
No but if that list is exhaustive it excludes at lot of other sports. I suspect it isn’t. Otherwise it just reads like a pick list for private schools for entry into Sandhurt just need to add fencing.
My daughter is in a national level street dance team she trains 10 hours a week why shouldn’t that be included.
I suspect you answered your own question, and it's not exhaustive.
Google search of 'A level what sports are allowed' turned up
- and dance is on it.
Thanks good to see that dance is on the list and that it is pretty inclusive. Interesting that they don’t allow dry slope skiing given nearly all Great Britain freestyle skiing team learned on dry slope.
Equestrian is on that list.
Surely the maximum score an equastrian gets is 50%? and the horse gets the other 50?
EDIT. Ignore - didn't notice that there was more than one page on this.
Brighton Velodrome is your answer, it's free to use, no traffic or lights, and easy to pace yourself.
It's done now.
Did the Redhill Cycling Club TT circuit at Horne Park Golf Course.
Took 35 minutes, isn't a regular rider and he tried his best.
Thanks all.
Well done to him - that’s all you can ask is his best effort… 👏🏻