Senior Physical Education for Queensland - 2nd Edition (Print & Digital)

Senior Physical Education for Queensland second edition offers a fresh approach for the 2025 syllabus. Senior Physical Education for Queensland Second Edition has been updated to fully align with the new 2025 syllabus. The new engaging format with smaller, easily digested chapters provides greater opportunities to test student knowledge, reflects teaching requirements, simplifies lesson planning and directly aligns with the syllabus dot points. Updated activities are closely aligned to the syllabus structure, and the unit objectives being addressed are identified by icons. New exam-style, end-of-chapter reviews and a digital-only assessment chapter helps students prepare for their individual assessment tasks and external examination.

Table of Contents

• Unit 1 Motor learning, functional anatomy and biomechanics in physical activity
• Unit 1 Topic 1: Motor learning in physical activity
• Chapter 1 Motor learning
• Chapter 2 Approaches to motor learning
• Chapter 3 Factors affecting the motor learning progress
• Chapter 4 Body and movement concepts
• Unit 1 Topic 2: Functional anatomy and biomechanics in physical activity
• Chapter 5 Functional anatomy and movement
• Chapter 6 Biomechanics in physical activity
• Unit 2 Sport psychology and equity in physical activity
• Unit 2 Topic 1: Sport psychology in physical activity
• Chapter 7 Motivation and confidence to optimise physical performance
• Chapter 8 Arousal levels, attention and concentration to optimise physical performance
• Chapter 9 Team dynamics and cohesion to optimise group performance
• Unit 2 Topic 2: Equity - Barriers and enablers in physical activity
• Chapter 10 Equity, access and engagement in physical activity
• Chapter 11 Personal factors that act as barriers and enablers for self and others in physical activity
• Chapter 12 Social factors that act as barriers and enablers for self and others in physical activity
• Chapter 13 Cultural factors that act as barriers and enablers for self and others in physical activity
• Chapter 14 Environment factors that act as barriers and enablers for self and others in physical activity
• Unit 3 Tactical awareness and ethics in physical activity
• Unit 3 Topic 1: Tactical awareness in physical activity
• Chapter 15 Contemporary approaches to motor learning
• Chapter 16 A constraints-led approach to designing training strategies
• Unit 3 Topic 2: Ethics in physical activity
• Chapter 17 Ethics, integrity and fair play
• Chapter 18 Factors that influence ethics and integrity in physical activity
• Chapter 19 Ethical dilemmas and decision-making
• Unit 4 Energy, fitness and training in physical activity
• Topic: Energy, fitness and training in physical activity
• Chapter 20 Energy for physical activity
• Chapter 21 Analysing the demands of physical activity
• Chapter 22 Effective training to enhance physical fitness for physical activity
• Chapter 23 Evaluations, evidence and assessment support (digital-only chapter)