Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
February 1997 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 1997
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 1997Name the joint type of the shoulder, and state what movement it allows.
- 2nd February 1997A performer's squat 1RM is 90kg. Their coach wants them training for maximal strength, at 85% of 1RM. Calculate the training weight, to the nearest kg.
- 3rd February 1997Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 4th February 1997True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 5th February 1997Give one benefit of sponsorship to an individual performer.
- 6th February 1997Explain why a vague goal such as 'try harder in matches' is not SMART.
- 7th February 1997Classify a coach's applause and verbal praise as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
- 8th February 1997Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 9th February 1997State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 10th February 1997Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 11th February 1997Explain why a performer should not wait until they feel thirsty before drinking fluid during exercise.
- 12th February 1997Define agonist.
- 13th February 1997Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 14th February 1997State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
- 15th February 1997Give one physical reason why participation in contact sport often falls as people get older.
- 16th February 1997State one drawback of using video technology to support officiating decisions.
- 17th February 1997A gymnast is told 'well done, that landing was perfectly balanced.' Classify this feedback by source and by tone.
- 18th February 1997Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 19th February 1997A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
- 20th February 1997State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
- 21st February 1997What is a micronutrient?
- 22nd February 1997Name the three planes of movement used in movement analysis.
- 23rd February 1997Which model, the lever model or the planes and axes model, is more suited to analysing a rotational movement such as a hip turn in a golf swing, and why?
- 24th February 1997Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
- 25th February 1997What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
- 26th February 1997Define 'gamesmanship'.
- 27th February 1997Give one argument against the use of PEDs that is not directly about health.
- 28th February 1997Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.