Physical Education A-Level
Sporting development continuum
What Sporting development continuum means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sporting development continuum
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A base formed by the key concepts, along which participation can move from informal play and physical recreation through school sport towards elite sport, and can also move back.
Topics that use Sporting development continuum
- Concepts of physical activity and sport (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Characteristics of key concepts
- Competition and fixtures
- Curriculum learning
- Functions of key concepts
- Governing bodies and structured competition
- Lifelong participation
- Movement competence
- Non-competitive or loosely competitive nature
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