Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2006 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2006
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2006Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
- 2nd December 2006Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
- 3rd December 2006Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 4th December 2006Give one structural feature of the alveoli that speeds up the rate of gaseous exchange.
- 5th December 2006Define anaerobic exercise.
- 6th December 2006Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
- 7th December 2006State the equation for mechanical advantage.
- 8th December 2006Explain why a swimmer would want a high score in the muscular endurance test.
- 9th December 2006Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
- 10th December 2006State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
- 11th December 2006Give one negative effect of commercialisation on officials.
- 12th December 2006Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
- 13th December 2006Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
- 14th December 2006Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
- 15th December 2006Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
- 16th December 2006True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
- 17th December 2006Give one reason a performer might want to reduce body fat as part of their overall diet strategy.
- 18th December 2006State the axis about which the body rotates during a forward roll.
- 19th December 2006Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
- 20th December 2006Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
- 21st December 2006Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
- 22nd December 2006State one negative effect increased media coverage can have on a performer.
- 23rd December 2006Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 24th December 2006Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 25th December 2006Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
- 26th December 2006Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
- 27th December 2006Name three medical conditions linked to a sedentary lifestyle, other than an effect on mental health.
- 28th December 2006Give one sport that an ectomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
- 29th December 2006What joint action occurs at the ankle when a footballer points their toes to strike a ball?
- 30th December 2006Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
- 31st December 2006How long does a microcycle usually last?