Biomechanics with Alice Allen and Richard McDonald on Friday 13th June – 9 .30 am – 3.30 pm – Online

• a quality assured, power-packed day with a supremely experienced and knowledgeable presenter
  • increased knowledge and confidence – whether starting out or upskilling
  • stacks of powerful tips, tools, techniques and ideas to equip, motivate and inspire
  • links to exam questions and essential exam technique throughout

Session 1: 9.30-10.45

Teaching the toughest topics – a classroom simulation!
Angular motion

• Calculations for angular motion
  o Radians as measurement of angle of rotation
• Conservation of angular momentum during flight.
  o Angular Analogue of Newton 1
  o The relationship between moment of inertia and angular velocity

10:45-11.00 – Break

Session 2: 11.00-12.15

Projectiles

• The Bernoulli Principle and Magnus effect
  o Pressure differentials and the flight of objects
  o Creation of different types of spin using eccentric forces
• Resolution of forces acting on a projectile in flight
  o Flight paths and free body diagrams
  o Drawing and interpreting parallelograms of forces

12.15-1.00 – Lunch:

Session 3: 1.00-1.45pm

• Newtons laws
  o Building student confidence
  o Ensuring explicit application to examples
• Plotting and interpreting graphs of linear motion
  o Know the differences in shapes between distance / time and speed / time graphs
  o Velocity time graphs and change of direction

Stretch / Screen Break: 1:45-1.50

Session 4: 1.50 – 2.35 pm

• Centre of mass and factors affecting stability .
  o Stability: when we need it and when we don’t
  o How to manipulate the COM to be efficient in sport
• Forces and free Body Diagrams
  o Drawing practice and interpretation

2.35-2:40 – Stretch / Screen Break

Session 5: 2:40-3.15 – Exam focus and the Synoptic Question

• How to approach biomechanics as part of the synoptic question

3.15 – 3.30pm     Chat will remain open

Tutor Profile – Alice Allen

• PE Teacher and Advanced Practitioner in Mastery (previously Curriculum Manager for PE) at The Sixth Form College Farnborough
• 7 years’ experience teaching all components of OCR A Level PE
• Experienced examiner for a major awarding body
• Experienced deliverer of staff INSET.

Tutor Profile – Richard McDonald

• Head of A-Level Physical Education at Aquinas 6th Form College
• Senior Tutor with a focus on academic attainment
• An expert in his field whose students consistently attain excellent examination results (ALPS grade 2 with 80% high grades in 23/34)
• Teaching all components of the OCR course
• Experienced examiner and body systems unit 1 team leader for a major awarding body Previously a practical moderator for major examination board