RO46 technology in sport Assignment 1
OCR Level 1 / 2 Cambridge Nationals in Sports Science
St Marys RC High School Menston PE Department
UNIT R046 TECHNOLOGY IN SPORT
Scenario for Assignment 1
Read through all of the tasks carefully, so that you know what you will need to do to complete this assignment.
Your Tasks
Task 1: How is technology used in sport?
Learning Outcome 1 is assessed in this task.
In order to assist the researchers at the lab you have been asked to demonstrate your knowledge on sports technology.
You need to demonstrate your knowledge on how technology is used in sport and how it has enhanced various aspects of the sport.
You should consider how technology has enhanced performance, game play and spectatorship.
Your task is to demonstrate your knowledge of how technology is used to enhance various aspects of sport.
The following should be included – how has technology enhanced:
Performance including
-fitness testing
-training aids
-equipment; clothing and footwear
-injury prevention and recovery
Game play including:
-video referencing
-hawk eye, hot spot, goal line technology
-radio
-stadia
Spectatorship including:
-stadia
-officials
-commentary; television, radio
The evidence for this task should be provided in the form of a written report or research notes.
Learners might like to focus on one particular sport in detail. However they will probably need to include additional information including a wider range of sports in order to fulfil the marking criteria.
Performance
Fitness testing – technology is used to test fitness, for example a heart monitor this means that before a football match you can check a players fitness levels so you know if they are fit enough to play a competitive match for example. If the heart monitor shows that there heart rate is too high you know that they need to work on their fitness levels to ensure that they have a better performance because their cardiovascular endurance is better so they will be able to maintain optimum
St Marys RC High School Menston PE Department
UNIT R046 TECHNOLOGY IN SPORT
Scenario for Assignment 1
Read through all of the tasks carefully, so that you know what you will need to do to complete this assignment.
Your Tasks
Task 1: How is technology used in sport?
Learning Outcome 1 is assessed in this task.
In order to assist the researchers at the lab you have been asked to demonstrate your knowledge on sports technology.
You need to demonstrate your knowledge on how technology is used in sport and how it has enhanced various aspects of the sport.
You should consider how technology has enhanced performance, game play and spectatorship.
Your task is to demonstrate your knowledge of how technology is used to enhance various aspects of sport.
The following should be included – how has technology enhanced:
Performance including
-fitness testing
-training aids
-equipment; clothing and footwear
-injury prevention and recovery
Game play including:
-video referencing
-hawk eye, hot spot, goal line technology
-radio
-stadia
Spectatorship including:
-stadia
-officials
-commentary; television, radio
The evidence for this task should be provided in the form of a written report or research notes.
Learners might like to focus on one particular sport in detail. However they will probably need to include additional information including a wider range of sports in order to fulfil the marking criteria.
Performance
Fitness testing – technology is used to test fitness, for example a heart monitor this means that before a football match you can check a players fitness levels so you know if they are fit enough to play a competitive match for example. If the heart monitor shows that there heart rate is too high you know that they need to work on their fitness levels to ensure that they have a better performance because their cardiovascular endurance is better so they will be able to maintain optimum