Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

July 1997 5-a-day

Every sheet in July 1997

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st July 1997For what type of event is carbohydrate loading most appropriate?
  2. 2nd July 1997Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
  3. 3rd July 1997Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
  4. 4th July 1997Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
  5. 5th July 1997Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
  6. 6th July 1997How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?
  7. 7th July 1997Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  8. 8th July 1997Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  9. 9th July 1997Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
  10. 10th July 1997Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
  11. 11th July 1997Explain why a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity.
  12. 12th July 1997Give one sport that an endomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
  13. 13th July 1997Define adduction.
  14. 14th July 1997Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
  15. 15th July 1997How long does a microcycle usually last?
  16. 16th July 1997Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.
  17. 17th July 1997Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
  18. 18th July 1997Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
  19. 19th July 1997Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
  20. 20th July 1997State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
  21. 21st July 1997Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
  22. 22nd July 1997State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
  23. 23rd July 1997State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  24. 24th July 1997Name the agonist during knee extension.
  25. 25th July 1997State the type of injury RICE is primarily used to treat.
  26. 26th July 1997Give one example activity suitable for the pulse raiser phase of a warm-up.
  27. 27th July 1997Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
  28. 28th July 1997What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
  29. 29th July 1997A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
  30. 30th July 1997Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  31. 31st July 1997State one structural difference between an artery and a vein.