Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2004 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2004
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2004Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.
- 2nd December 2004Give one sport that an ectomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
- 3rd December 2004What joint action occurs at the ankle when a footballer points their toes to strike a ball?
- 4th December 2004An athlete's 1RM on the bench press is 60kg. Calculate 75% of their 1RM.
- 5th December 2004Define periodisation.
- 6th December 2004Which UK national survey is most commonly used to track adult participation in physical activity?
- 7th December 2004Define 'sponsorship' in a sporting context.
- 8th December 2004Give one difference between an outcome goal and a performance goal.
- 9th December 2004Classify a 'man of the match' trophy as tangible or intangible extrinsic motivation.
- 10th December 2004Which structure connects muscle to bone?
- 11th December 2004What term describes a lower-than-average resting heart rate caused by training?
- 12th December 2004Give one function of fat in the body, other than as an energy store.
- 13th December 2004Give one function of water that is relevant to sporting performance.
- 14th December 2004Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
- 15th December 2004Explain why Rest is applied as the first stage of RICE.
- 16th December 2004Give one reason why the skill rehearsal phase of a warm-up should be sport-specific.
- 17th December 2004Name one type of low-impact activity often used to encourage older adults to stay active.
- 18th December 2004Name one type of official found in football and one found in cricket.
- 19th December 2004State which stage of the information processing model uses the effector system to carry out the chosen action.
- 20th December 2004Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 21st December 2004Name the four chambers of the heart.
- 22nd December 2004State one waste product removed from the muscles by the blood during exercise.
- 23rd December 2004Name one vitamin and state one of its functions.
- 24th December 2004Which axis is paired with the transverse plane?
- 25th December 2004During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the ankle plantarflexes. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 26th December 2004Which skill-related component does the alternate hand wall-toss test measure?
- 27th December 2004Name the piece of cartilage in the knee that is commonly torn by a sudden twisting movement.
- 28th December 2004State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
- 29th December 2004Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
- 30th December 2004Give one strategy a coach could use to raise a player's arousal before a match if they seem flat and under-motivated.
- 31st December 2004Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.