Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
October 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in October 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st October 2009Define validity in the context of fitness testing.
- 2nd October 2009Define 'commercialisation' in the context of sport.
- 3rd October 2009Define a closed skill.
- 4th October 2009A fly-half makes a strong, fair, full-blooded tackle that is completely within the rules and has no intent to injure. Is this aggression or assertion?
- 5th October 2009State two functions of the skeletal system other than movement.
- 6th October 2009Which energy system produces lactic acid as its by-product?
- 7th October 2009Give one emotional (mental) benefit of taking part in physical activity.
- 8th October 2009What is dietary manipulation?
- 9th October 2009Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
- 10th October 2009Give one reason a PEP should be periodised to match the performer's training season.
- 11th October 2009Give one sporting example suited to plyometric training and explain why.
- 12th October 2009Give one way that a hard, dry playing surface can increase the risk of injury.
- 13th October 2009Give one reason women's sport has historically received less media coverage than men's sport in the UK.
- 14th October 2009Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 15th October 2009Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 16th October 2009Name one method the body uses to remove lactic acid during recovery.
- 17th October 2009State one short-term effect of exercise on muscle temperature.
- 18th October 2009What is osteoporosis?
- 19th October 2009Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
- 20th October 2009Define abduction.
- 21st October 2009Explain why a performer training for muscular endurance would use a lower percentage of 1RM than a performer training for maximal strength.
- 22nd October 2009State one focus of training during the peak (competition) season, other than physical fitness.
- 23rd October 2009Explain why a lack of visible role models can reduce participation for a particular group.
- 24th October 2009Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 25th October 2009Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
- 26th October 2009Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
- 27th October 2009What is the function of cartilage at a synovial joint?
- 28th October 2009A performer's resting stroke volume increases from 60 ml to 84 ml after a training programme. Calculate the percentage increase.
- 29th October 2009State the main role of protein in the diet.
- 30th October 2009Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 31st October 2009During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?