Cambridge OCR · RQF Level 3
Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity Development
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Guided learning1,080 hours
- Units in this qualification18
Awarded by Cambridge OCR · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
A Level 3 qualification for learners aged 16 or over who want to develop and apply their skills, knowledge and understanding to support individuals and teams in sport and physical activity. Units include body systems and the effects of physical activity, sports coaching, sports organisation, and performance analysis.
These are the units Cambridge OCR registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Biomechanics and movement analysisReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the fundamental principles of biomechanics
- Explain how biomechanical principles affect human movement
- Analyse movement patterns in sport and exercise
- Evaluate the impact of biomechanical factors on performance
- Apply biomechanical principles to improve sporting technique
Body systems and the effects of physical activityReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the structure and function of the major body systems (skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine)
- Explain the acute and chronic effects of physical activity on each of the major body systems
- Analyse how different types and intensities of physical activity impact the body's physiological responses
- Evaluate the importance of understanding body systems and their responses to physical activity for health and performance
Group exercise to musicReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of designing group exercise to music sessions
- Plan and structure safe and effective group exercise to music sessions
- Demonstrate appropriate teaching techniques and communication skills in group exercise to music sessions
- Adapt group exercise to music sessions to meet the needs of diverse participants
- Evaluate the effectiveness of group exercise to music sessions and identify areas for improvement
Health and fitness testing for sport and exerciseReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of health and fitness testing
- Plan health and fitness tests for sport and exercise
- Conduct health and fitness tests accurately
- Analyse and interpret the results of health and fitness tests
- Understand the importance of ethical considerations and data protection in health and fitness testing
Improving fitness for sport and physical activityReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of fitness and training for sport and physical activity
- Assess an individual's fitness levels for sport and physical activity
- Design a fitness programme to improve performance in sport and physical activity
- Implement a fitness programme to improve performance in sport and physical activity
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of a fitness programme
- Understand the importance of nutrition and hydration for sport and physical activity
- Understand the importance of rest and recovery for sport and physical activity
Nutrition and diet for sport and exerciseReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the principles of nutrition and diet for sport and exercise
- Describe the role of macronutrients and micronutrients in supporting physical activity
- Analyse dietary requirements for different types of sport and exercise
- Evaluate the impact of nutrition on athletic performance
- Advise on appropriate dietary strategies for athletes and individuals engaging in exercise
Organisation of sports eventsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the key stages involved in planning a sports event
- Identify resources required for organising sports events
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in sports event organisation
- Implement procedures for managing risk at sports events
- Evaluate the success of a sports event against pre-defined objectives
Performance analysis in sport and exerciseReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of performance analysis in sport and exercise
- Understand different methods of performance analysis
- Understand how to collect and analyse performance data
- Understand how to interpret performance data to identify strengths and weaknesses
- Understand how to use performance analysis to improve athletic performance
- Understand the ethical considerations in performance analysis
Physical activity for specific groupsReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different specific groups who participate in physical activity
- Explain the benefits of physical activity for specific groups
- Describe how to adapt physical activity to meet the needs of specific groups
- Analyse the barriers to participation in physical activity for specific groups
- Evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity programmes for specific groups
Practical skills in sport and physical activitiesReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate practical skills in a range of sports and physical activities
- Apply techniques and tactics effectively in chosen sports and physical activities
- Evaluate own performance and identify areas for improvement in sports and physical activities
- Adhere to rules, regulations, and ethical considerations in sports and physical activities
- Plan and prepare for participation in sports and physical activities
Sport and exercise psychologyReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key psychological concepts related to sport and exercise
- Analyse the impact of psychological factors on athletic performance
- Apply psychological techniques to enhance motivation and performance in sport and exercise
- Evaluate the role of psychology in injury prevention and rehabilitation
- Understand the ethical considerations related to sport and exercise psychology
Sport and exercise sociologyReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key sociological concepts related to sport and exercise
- Analyse the influence of social factors on participation in sport and exercise
- Evaluate the role of sport and exercise in promoting social inclusion and equality
- Understand the impact of media and technology on sport and exercise
- Analyse the ethical considerations related to sport and exercise sociology
Sports coaching and activity leadershipReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of sports coaching and activity leadership, including planning, communication, and motivation
- Develop practical skills in planning and delivering safe and effective sports coaching and activity leadership sessions
- Apply coaching and leadership techniques to motivate participants and improve their performance
- Evaluate the effectiveness of coaching and leadership strategies in different sporting and activity contexts
Sports injuries and rehabilitationReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Identify common sports injuries
- Explain the causes and mechanisms of sports injuries
- Describe the immediate management of sports injuries
- Explain the principles of sports injury rehabilitation
- Design rehabilitation programmes for specific sports injuries
Sports organisation and developmentReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the structure and function of sports organisations
- Understand the principles of sports development
- Understand the role of different stakeholders in sports organisation and development
- Understand the legal and ethical considerations in sports management
- Understand the importance of planning and organising sports events
- Understand the principles of effective communication in sports organisations
The business of sportReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different types of sport businesses and their organisational structures, including professional clubs, leisure centres, and governing bodies.
- Understand how sports businesses are managed, including financial management, marketing, and human resources.
- Understand how volunteers support sport businesses, recognising their roles and contributions.
- Understand Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in sport and sports businesses, including ethical considerations and community engagement.
- Understand how sports businesses obtain funding and why it is necessary, including sponsorship, grants, and ticket sales.
- Understand the impact of the commercialisation of sport and physical activity, considering both positive and negative consequences.
Working in active leisure facilitiesReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of staff working in active leisure facilities
- Understand health and safety requirements in active leisure facilities
- Maintain a safe and clean environment in active leisure facilities
- Provide excellent customer service in active leisure facilities
- Understand the importance of effective communication in active leisure facilities
Working safely in sport, exercise, health and leisureReal unit · Cambridge OCR
What you'll be able to do
- Understand health and safety legislation and guidelines relevant to sport, exercise, health and leisure environments
- Identify potential hazards and risks in sport, exercise, health and leisure settings
- Implement risk assessment and control measures to ensure a safe working environment
- Respond effectively to accidents and emergencies in sport, exercise, health and leisure settings
- Promote a culture of safety and well-being in sport, exercise, health and leisure environments
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
- Manage the development of sports clubs and networks
- Prepare and Analyse Participants Information and Data to Inform Performance
- Promote and contribute to healthy, safe and secure working environments and practices
- Work in a healthy and safe way whilst seeking to achieve excellence in your sport
Where this can lead
Performance Analysis Director
Your journey here is about continuous growth. We're not just offering a job; we're offering a pathway to becoming a truly influential analytical leader, whether that's through managing people or becoming a deep technical expert. We'll support you every step of the way.
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit introduces fundamental biomechanics principles and their application to human movement in sport and exercise. Learners will analyse movement patterns, evaluate biomechanical factors affecting performance, and apply these principles to improve sporting technique.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Cambridge OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Sport and Physical Activity Development
18 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Cambridge OCR.
- Biomechanics and movement analysis
- Body systems and the effects of physical activity
- Group exercise to music
- Health and fitness testing for sport and exercise
- Improving fitness for sport and physical activity
- Nutrition and diet for sport and exercise
and 12 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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