Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2008 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2008
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2008A 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.
- 2nd December 2008Give one type of training that is emphasised during the pre-season, and explain why.
- 3rd December 2008True or false: participation gaps between men and women in the UK have stayed exactly the same for the last twenty years. Justify your answer.
- 4th December 2008Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
- 5th December 2008Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
- 6th December 2008Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
- 7th December 2008Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 8th December 2008State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 9th December 2008Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 10th December 2008State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
- 11th December 2008Name the agonist during knee extension.
- 12th December 2008Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 13th December 2008State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
- 14th December 2008Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
- 15th December 2008What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
- 16th December 2008A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
- 17th December 2008Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 18th December 2008A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
- 19th December 2008State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
- 20th December 2008Name one mineral and state one of its functions.
- 21st December 2008In which plane does a cartwheel occur?
- 22nd December 2008Why is it important to state which phase of a skill (e.g. preparation, action, follow-through) your analysis of a joint refers to?
- 23rd December 2008Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
- 24th December 2008What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
- 25th December 2008Give one situational factor that can increase the likelihood of spectator disorder at a match.
- 26th December 2008Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
- 27th December 2008Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
- 28th December 2008Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 29th December 2008Is expiration at rest an active or a passive process?
- 30th December 2008Classify a marathon as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
- 31st December 2008Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.