NCEA L1 Physical Ed case studies
NCEA L1 Physical Ed · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 1 Physical Education is the first-year Physical Education subject within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It sits under Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum and is designed for Year 11 learners who want to build movement competence while thinking critically about movement itself. The NCEA L1 Physical Ed case studies are 5 cases and about 3,273 words.
1Juggling plateau: diagnosing the learning stage and redesigning practice
Ana, a Year 11 student, is three weeks into a circus-skills unit and has chosen three-ball juggling for her practical assessment. She trains for 20 minutes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, always starting with two balls, then moving to three once she has made 10 consecutive two-ball catches.
708 words, about 4 min2Badminton clear: force summation and a misdiagnosed strength problem
A Year 11 class is analysing the badminton overhead clear. Tomas records a peer, Ella, using two cameras at 60 fps.
495 words, about 2 min3Mere's sprint pathway: transport, family duty and belonging
Mere, 15, is the fastest 100 m sprinter in her year group (12.4 s) and has been invited to a regional athletics squad. Training is Tuesday and Thursday 5:30–7:00 pm at a track 14 km from home, plus Saturday 8–10 am.
702 words, about 4 min4Kaimai tramp decision: asthma, weather and a group that will not decide
A Year 11 outdoor education group of four - Jess, who is leader for the day, Hemi, Priya and Dan - is on a two-day tramp in the Kaimai Range. The plan is 14 km to a hut, with 900 m of ascent.
689 words, about 3 min5Kauri's 1500 m and futsal weekend: pacing, recovery and competing goals
A Year 11 student, Kauri, is training for the school 1500 m and also plays in a futsal tournament on the same weekend. On Tuesday he runs 1500 m in 5:12, with splits of 1:12, 1:19, 1:24 and 1:17 for the last 300 m.
679 words, about 3 min