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100 Practical Examples in PE (Part 1)

I have found over many years of teaching PE and sport courses for GCSE , A-level , BTEC , VCERT , Cambridge National and Cambridge Technical that students need significant guidance on forming good quality practical examples (normally for AO2 ). The aim of this post is to set a standard for how practical examples should be structured to give the maximum opportunity to achieve marks in examined or coursework conditions.

My aim is to provide a total of 100 “examples of examples” and I will kick off today by publishing 15 , all of which start with A, B or C . In time, I will update this blog post to incorporate a greater range of examples but I also encourage teachers and students to contribute their own in the comments below . Part 2, covering letters D , E and F is available here: 100 Practical Examples in PE (Part 2)

Typically, I expect students to write practical examples with a EIO structure in mind. EIO refers to:

So, let’s take a couple of examples from the table below:

...and another...

Students will often mix impact and outcome and this is absolutely fine. The key is that the student is developing their example to ensure they write what happens because of the concept (in these cases, an act of direct aggression or the use of agility).

Thank you for reading this week's post. I hope you have found it insightful. I truly believe that with tweaks to current practice like those highlighted in this post, the cohorts of examined PE students can score far higher in examined and coursework elements. Whether you agree or disagree, I would be grateful of your comments below.

Ready for Part 2? Read it here: 100 Practical Examples in PE (Part 2)

Have a great day.

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P.e. coursework- Dressage analyse of performance project

         Introduction

                What is dressage?

                Dressage a French term meaning training. Dressage is an equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena in front of a judge/s, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion and the Harmony between horse and rider. Dressage principles, which trace to the earliest days of riding, are used in virtually every form of horse riding these days for example show jumping and eventing as the rider must learn to control and master the techniques to supple and develop muscles which both the rider and the horse need, to perform increasingly difficult movements. The rider first has to win the horse's co-operation and respect so that they can work together in harmony.

Dressage is the fastest growing Olympic equestrian discipline with competitions being held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics!

Rules and regulations

Equipment and dress rules;

• It is compulsory for anyone mounted on a horse at an Affiliated Dressage competition to wear a hat.
• Boots must be black or brown and may be top boots or jodphur boots. Gaiters may be worn providing they are identical leather to the jodphur boots and have no decoration of any sort
• Gloves must be worn when riding a test
• Ordinary snaffle bridle must be worn at lower levels and a double bridle is permitted at Elementary level upwards, Bridles may not be decorated with tassels or any additions to the normal configuration. Discreet padding of the bridle at the poll or noseband is permitted.
• Other tack, Martingales and bearing, side or running reins of any kind are forbidden, as are bandages, boots and any sort of blinkers.

Arenas and riding the test;

• The arenas may be marked in the following ways:

a) By a continuous surround of white boards.

b) By intermittent white boards placed at each corner and opposite each marker.

c) By a white line painted on the ground, in which case white posts 3 feet high should be placed at the corners of the arena.

d) By ropes but where ropes are used to mark the arena, at least six breaking points must be incorporated in case of accidents.

• Competitors’ conduct,

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Riders and owners of competing horses and their assistants must, under penalty of elimination, obey any order or direction given to them by any official and they must, in particular, be careful not to do anything liable to upset or hinder the progress of the competition.

• Riding the wrong test,

A rider who starts the wrong test for the class may be allowed to restart the test (at the Judges discretion) so long as they can do so immediately. They will be penalised for a first error of course.

a) Commanders may be used in all classes except Area Festivals, all Championships and Selection trials. However organisers who do not wish to allow commanders at their shows, must state this in the Schedules.

b) Where Commanders are allowed it is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that only the printed text or extracts therefrom are read out and that there is no emphasis on any part of the command. Failure to observe this rule may entail elimination.

• Outside assistance,

Any outside assistance by voice, or signs, etc. designed to help a competitor improve their performance during a test will entail elimination.

• Competitors must wait until the Judge has sounded the horn, rung the bell or in some way signified that he/she may start, before entering the arena. Once the signal has been given competitors have 45 seconds to enter the arena at ‘A’. Entering before the signal to start or failure to start within 45 seconds will result in a 2 mark penalty per Judge being awarded.

Competitors must take the reins and whip, if carried, in one hand. The free hand should be lowered to the rider’s side and the rider should nod their head. Gentlemen may salute in the same manner, or, if they wish, they may remove and lower their hat with their free hand before nodding.

• Sitting and rising,

For all tests at elementary level and below used at British Dressage competitions trot work may be executed sitting or rising.

• Dismounting and/or fall off horse,

If after the rider has entered the arena, he/she dismounts without a reason acceptable to the Judges, no marks will be given for the movement. In the case of a fall of horse and/or rider, the competitor will not be eliminated, but will be penalised by the effect of the fall on the execution of the movement concerned

and in the collective marks.

the use of the voice is prohibited and will be penalised by the loss of two marks from those that would have been awarded for each movement in which this occurred.

• Errors of Course,

when a competitor makes an ‘error of course’ (takes the wrong turn, omits a movement etc.) the Judge at C warns him, by sounding the bell. The Judge shows him, if necessary, the point at which he must take up the test again and the next movement to be executed, then leaves him to continue by himself.

• Penalties for errors of course

Every ‘error of the course’, whether the bell is sounded or not, must be penalised:

– the first time by 2 points

– the second time by 4 points

– the third time the competitor is eliminated, although he may continue his performance to the end, the marks being awarded in the ordinary way.

Lameness, in the case of marked lameness, the Senior Officiating Judge informs the rider that he is eliminated. There is no appeal against the decision. If there are any doubts as to the soundness of a horse, the competitor will be allowed to complete the test and any unevenness of pace will be severely penalised.

Scale of marks

• Each Judge will allot from 0-10 points for each numbered movement. These marks are then added together and any penalty marks are deducted. It is essential that all penalty marks are deducted from the individual totals before these are added together.
• Under both F.E.I. and British Dressage Rules the scale of Marks for each individual movement is as follows:

10 Excellent 4 Insufficient

9 Very Good 3 Fairly Bad

8 Good 2 Bad

7 Fairly Good 1 Very Bad

6 Satisfactory 0 Not Executed

5 Sufficient

The marks 10 and 0 must be awarded where the performances warrant their use. By “not executed” is meant that nothing which is required has been performed.

• In all cases the Judges’ decision is final!

Practices used to improve basic movements in dressage

In this section I shall explain practices/exercises used to improve the basic movements in dressage discussed in the previous section;

Exercise 1; Transitions- Walk-to-canter and trot-to-canter transitions should be done in an arena on a 20 meter circle. This helps to engage the horses hindquarters and improve a better balanced and more powerful canter.

Exercise 2; leg-yielding onto a bigger circle- This exercise should be done in an arena, in trot starting on a 10 meter circle the rider should leg-yield out onto a 20 meter circle and repeat on the other rein. As the horse crosses his hind legs, his quarters will engage to again help create a better balanced and more powerful canter.

Exercise 3;Half pass-This exercise like leg yielding should be done in an arena but starting on a 20 meter circle and the rider using their outside leg to make the horse move and bend in an ever decreasing circle and unlike in the leg yield where the horse is moving away from the direction of bend in this exercise the horse is stepping in the direction of bend. A more difficult movement for both horse and rider. This exercise helps improve flexibility and gives the rider the tools to straighten a horse that travels crooked on the straight away.

Exercise 4- Riding without stirrups- this exercise helps improves riders balance and lower leg position.

Exercise 5- Lengthening and shortening strides- Frequent changes from working/collection to extension and vice versa at both trot and canter is an excellent exercise for teaching the horse to control his own balance, which is especially important when riding circles.

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• Thread starter Jade2007
• Start date 31 January 2008
• 31 January 2008

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Vicki_krystal.

it is quite demanding. you need to be able to jump a course of 3 foot and do things such as ride in a double bridle etc if you can do all this and have your own pony it shouldnt be a problem  

wonkey_donkey

A girl in my school did horse riding as part of her GCSE P.E. The day of the assessment she brought her horse to school and did her assassment on the school playing field!!  

Oh, I am interested!!  

My sister did it she didnt have to jump a course of 3ft jumps just a couple of decent jumps. She also had to be able to walk,trot, canter no stirrups. Basical lateral stuff. Our school PE teacher came out and beth got full marks. Also remember you have to do 3/4 sports in total and their is theory lessons as well!  

yep and you have to remember the theory I know people who were county level PE who got B's and people who were not as good at pe but worked harder on the theory getting A*'s  

mizzhonesty

yup i did, i got away with not jumping as id hurt my back but still got full marks as at the time i was competing 3'9. i dont remember GCSE saying double bridle?! A level pe requires you to ride in a double bridle. if you want to pm me your email address i can email the sheet to you if youd like?  

no you don't need double bridle!  

My cousin is 15 and is considering doing this, she's not keen on the jumping elements but will probably choose the flat work. Sounds quiet good, but hard work.  

lizstuguinness

god why didnt they have this when i was at school??????? now how do i "adjust" my degree to include riding...... cant think how to fit it into a business development and events management degree tho?? ideas on a postcard... I suppose its only usefull if you want to work with horses / PE or perhaps as definate pass if other grades may be slightly dodgy.  

what exam board does gcse horseriding?  

edexcel and aqa for certainity edexcels criteria is harder than aqa's riding can only be done as part of pe as far as im aware  

Forget_Me_Not

Be realistic, the horse riding may be easy (If your at a decent level) but three other sports? And the theroy is not easy!! I did GSCE PE because I really enjoy sport, I got 8/7s in dance and gymnastics in year nine and am a 100m sprinter. Science is my strongest subject, getting A/A*s. I still find GCSE PE hard. It is a big jump from core PE, however I really, really enjoy PE, and look forward to those lessons. It is one of those subjects if your not going to put 100% your not going to pass. Oh the course work was one fairy heavy peice.  

ohh i thought someone meant you could do it as a proper gcse! Aqa is really easy because it says you should be riding well for the level you are at, so basically if you normally jump 2ft3 then if you can jump a 2ft3 course well you should get full marks. So there is no pressure to jump mahusive scary things!  

I have to say I find GCSE PE very easy- I only have an hour of theory a week compared to 2.5 hours of theory for every other subject I do so at the end half the learning. GCSE riding is pretty basic. The written bit of coursework is not that bad i got full marks in mine and it really didn't take that long compared ot other subjects. My GCSE is 60% practical. Definitely my favourite GCSE lol.  

yup, i did one jump at 2' for my video as id hurt my back and wasnt meant to be riding at all, to prove to edexcel that i was injured was a nightmare!! forget_me_not i agree!! its not a doss subject, i was competing well in riding, playing football to a high standard and ahtletics to district and came out with 9s but if your not bothered with the theory you wont do well  

BethandHenry

Only do it if your school knows something about it. I made a huge mistake in choosing it. They persuaded me with offers of riding and dance etc etc, but then did not organise the riding thing at all, and I never got to do dance - had to do team sports which I was never good at. Did get assessed for the riding but they sent out a crack pot woman who hardly knew what she was on about, asked me really bizarre questions and didn't even assess my riding properly. It was stupid. The theory side of it is a doddle though.  

im just going by what a lad at my yard showed me. he thought he would do it as he could ride and had access to his mums horse. the sheet showed to me said 85cms (approx 3") course of showjumps and it did mention a double bridle - dont remember if he had to ride in it or just know how it worked / was put together but it was mentioned. he didnt do it in the end as he realised it wasnt such a doss after all!  

• 1 February 2008

Toby_Zaphod

Active member.

i just gave them my vid from pony club champs which they didnt give back, ithink they just make the marks up as they go along,school rounders captain they gave me 8/10 gave other people higher marks.  

• 28 February 2008
• 3 September 2008

LeilaBarber

• 13 January 2009

for our exam board we either had to jusp a 3 foot course (about 5 jumps) OR rode in a double bridle, leg yield, may have been a bit of shoulder in, then we were videoed doing this, marked by our riding instructor, and the video was sent off with our exmas  

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