Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

March 2016 5-a-day

Every sheet in March 2016

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st March 2016Name the three training seasons in the order they occur across a year.
  2. 2nd March 2016Name one national campaign aimed at increasing women's and girls' participation in sport.
  3. 3rd March 2016Why are sponsors more attracted to sports with high media coverage?
  4. 4th March 2016Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
  5. 5th March 2016Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
  6. 6th March 2016Name the type of synovial joint found at the hip.
  7. 7th March 2016Name the term used for the enlargement/thickening of the heart muscle as a result of training.
  8. 8th March 2016State one difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat.
  9. 9th March 2016State one effect that dehydration can have on sporting performance.
  10. 10th March 2016Name the agonist during knee extension.
  11. 11th March 2016Explain what should be done instead of RICE if a fracture or dislocation is suspected.
  12. 12th March 2016A rugby player's warm-up lasts 15 minutes, with 6 minutes spent on the pulse raiser. What percentage of the warm-up is this?
  13. 13th March 2016Explain one attitudinal barrier that can affect disabled people's participation in sport.
  14. 14th March 2016What sanction might an official give a performer during a match for a serious rule violation?
  15. 15th March 2016A swimming coach physically moves a young swimmer's arm through the correct front crawl pull. Name this type of guidance.
  16. 16th March 2016Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
  17. 17th March 2016Which valve is found between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
  18. 18th March 2016State the main role of white blood cells.
  19. 19th March 2016Name one mineral and state one of its functions.
  20. 20th March 2016In which plane does a cartwheel occur?
  21. 21st March 2016Why is it important to state which phase of a skill (e.g. preparation, action, follow-through) your analysis of a joint refers to?
  22. 22nd March 2016A netball goal shooter records a vertical jump test score. Which skill-related component and which health-related component together help her jump higher to intercept a pass?
  23. 23rd March 2016State one sporting example of how a dislocation might occur.
  24. 24th March 2016Give one situational factor that can increase the likelihood of spectator disorder at a match.
  25. 25th March 2016Which category of PED increases muscle mass and speeds up recovery from training?
  26. 26th March 2016A darts player needs very fine, precise control for each throw. State whether their optimal arousal level is likely to be relatively low or relatively high, and give a reason.
  27. 27th March 2016Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  28. 28th March 2016Name the airway that air passes through directly after the trachea.
  29. 29th March 2016Define aerobic exercise.
  30. 30th March 2016Give one performance risk of a performer regularly eating too little to fuel their training.
  31. 31st March 2016State the equation for mechanical advantage.