Tom Cross
Dr Cross has practiced sports medicine for 11 years and has worked with numerous professional sports teams including the Canberra Raiders, NSW Waratahs, Sydney Swans, Sydney FC and West Tigers. READ MORE>>
Donna O’Connor is a highly sought after presenter on performance optimisation. As a trainer and consultant, Donna has worked with the Australian women’s basketball team, Canadian Olympic athletics team, the Wallabies coaching staff, Australian touch football teams, and national league teams in basketball and netball. READ MORE>>
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The Big Day Out for PDH/PE is the not to be missed conference for Year 12 PDH/PE students that brings the 2012 HSC PDH/ PE curriculum ‘to life’.
What makes The Big day a not to be missed event for Year 12 students and teachers?
- The conference is an opportunity for students to have their classroom lessons reinforced by practitioners who are recognised leaders in their specialised areas of work.
- Our presenters have been chosen not only because of their expertise on the topic of study, but because they are skilled presenters and educators.
- These factors, combined with a thorough understanding of the HSC PDH/ PE Curriculum, culminate in an outstanding educational experience for students.
What topics are covered at the Big Day out for PDH/PE?
The two compulsory modules Factors Affecting Performance and Health Priorities in Australia and the module option Sports Medicine.
What happens at The Big Day out for PDH/PE?
Back flips. We kid you not- one of the presenters at last year’s HSC event Olympic gold medallist diver Matt Mitcham demonstrated his diving technique by doing a backflip on stage! Backflips aside, students will hear from the experts on the topics set for study. For example on the topic of Sports Medicine a real sports doctor (who has worked with the Sydney Swans and The Waratahs) will apply his first-hand experience to the learning outcomes of the HSC syllabus.
For the topic of Health Priorities in Australia we will bring together the experts who work in the health system and on health promotions every day answer questions such as what are the priority issues for improving Australia’s health and what actions are needed to address Australia’s health priorities.
For Factors Affecting Performance, a highly sought after presenter on performance optimisation who has won numerous awards for her teaching at the University of Sydney will ensure students have a comprehensive understanding of the variety of training approaches and how how movement skill is acquired and appraised. She will also share with students training plans she used to improve performance in her coaching work with the Australian women’s basketball team.
When is the Big Day out for PDH/PE held?
On a school day in Term 2, which is when teachers asked for it to be held as they have covered most of the topics in the classroom by then. The event for the HSC class of 2012 will be held on Friday 25 May 2012.