Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
December 2009 5-a-day
Every sheet in December 2009
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st December 2009For what type of event is carbohydrate loading most appropriate?
- 2nd December 2009Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
- 3rd December 2009State the purpose of retesting at the end of a PEP.
- 4th December 2009A weightlifter's training focuses on low reps with very heavy weights. Which fitness component is this weight training programme mainly developing?
- 5th December 2009Give one example of appropriate clothing that would help reduce injury risk for a cyclist.
- 6th December 2009How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?
- 7th December 2009Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 8th December 2009Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 9th December 2009Which component of EPOC replenishes ATP and phosphocreatine stores?
- 10th December 2009Explain why blood is directed away from the digestive system during exercise.
- 11th December 2009Explain why a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of obesity.
- 12th December 2009Give one sport that an endomorph body type typically suits, and one reason why.
- 13th December 2009Define adduction.
- 14th December 2009A training programme increases work time from a 30-second base by 5 seconds every week, while rest stays at 30 seconds. Calculate the work:rest ratio, in its simplest form, in week 3.
- 15th December 2009A macrocycle of 40 weeks is split into a pre-season and a competition season of equal length, with no transition period. Calculate the length of each season.
- 16th December 2009Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
- 17th December 2009Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
- 18th December 2009Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
- 19th December 2009Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
- 20th December 2009Which structure connects bone to bone?
- 21st December 2009Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
- 22nd December 2009Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
- 23rd December 2009State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
- 24th December 2009Name the agonist during knee extension.
- 25th December 2009What does each letter of RICE stand for?
- 26th December 2009Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
- 27th December 2009Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
- 28th December 2009What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
- 29th December 2009A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
- 30th December 2009Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 31st December 2009Name the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart.