7–10Physical Activity and Sports Science 7–10 Syllabus (2025)

Investigate how proficiency in fundamental movement skill execution can influence participation and success in a range of physical activities and sports

Analyse specialised movement skills that are considered essential for successful participation in specific physical activities and sports, and rehearse these in a range of movement contexts

Participate in emerging forms of physical activity and sport, applying fundamental and specialised movement skills

Recognise the stages of skill acquisition in a variety of physical activities and sports to identify reasons for performance errors and offer solutions for improvement

Describe and participate in a variety of practice methods used to rehearse movement skills

Apply and refine movement concepts in a range of physical activities and sports

Explain and demonstrate how improvisation can enhance performance, including by modifying technique, movement skills and movement concepts

Distinguish between a strategy and a tactic

Investigate and transfer performance-improving strategies and tactics across a range of gameplay contexts including target, net and court, striking and fielding, and territory games

Examine the importance of collaboration, player positions, roles and responsibilities when implementing strategies and tactics

Design, implement and reflect on strategies and tactics that enhance defence, attack and deception

Use personal, peer and teacher feedback to refine movement skills, concepts, strategies and tactics

Provide constructive feedback on movement skills, concepts, strategies and tactics

Use technology and other sources of information to model, inform and refine movement skills, concepts, strategies and tactics

Evaluate and demonstrate how leadership can be used in physical activity and sport to encourage participation, improve performance and enhance team cohesion

Discuss how movement concepts, communication, skill execution, strategies and tactics work in combination to improve performance

Set goals and explain how goal-setting can enhance performance or increase engagement in physical activity and sport

Demonstrate and explain the purpose of a warm-up and cool-down relevant to specific forms of physical activity and sport

Describe physical, environmental and health factors that influence safe participation in physical activity and sport

Investigate the influence of protective equipment and rules on performance and safe participation in physical activity and sport

Investigate and apply modifications to rules, equipment, movement skills and strategies that may be required to increase safety and participation in physical activity and sport

Describe and demonstrate an understanding of rules and etiquette through participation in sport

Critique and apply guidelines and policies for safe and ethical participation in physical activity and sport

Explain and demonstrate how integrity, fair play, camaraderie and respect can be applied to enhance physical activity and sport

Create written texts to evaluate movement concepts and explain approaches for maintaining and improving skill execution

Use subject-specific language to communicate skills and movement concepts