Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education

September 2016 5-a-day

Every sheet in September 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 September 2016Explain why distance runners are more at risk of stress fractures than sprinters.
  2. 2nd September 2016Give one example of deviance in sport.
  3. 3rd September 2016Explain why a diuretic might be misused by a performer in a weight-category sport such as boxing.
  4. 4th September 2016Give one physical sign that a performer may be under-aroused before a competition.
  5. 5th September 2016Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
  6. 6th September 2016State the gas that moves out of the blood and into the alveoli to be exhaled.
  7. 7th September 2016State one physical sign that a performer is exercising anaerobically.
  8. 8th September 2016What happens to a person's body weight if energy expenditure regularly exceeds energy intake?
  9. 9th September 2016Is the mechanical advantage of most third-class levers in the body above or below 1? Explain what this means.
  10. 10th September 2016A performer's Cooper run distance is 2680 metres. Using VO2 max = (distance - 504.9) / 44.73, calculate their estimated VO2 max to one decimal place.
  11. 11th September 2016Explain why a swimming coach would apply the principle of specificity when designing a training programme for a 200m breaststroke swimmer.
  12. 12th September 2016Explain why motivation can affect the reliability of the multi-stage fitness test.
  13. 13th September 2016Give one example of a sport changing its rules or format for commercial or broadcast reasons.
  14. 14th September 2016Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
  15. 15th September 2016Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
  16. 16th September 2016Name the bone found in the lower leg, on the outside (lateral side) of the tibia.
  17. 17th September 2016Give one sporting example best suited to the aerobic energy system.
  18. 18th September 2016Give one social benefit of taking part in physical activity.
  19. 19th September 2016What should a performer eat soon after a hard training session, and why?
  20. 20th September 2016In which plane does a footballer's kicking leg move as they strike the ball?
  21. 21st September 2016What does SMART stand for when setting a training target?
  22. 22nd September 2016Give one health risk associated with using illegal performance-enhancing drugs instead of appropriate training methods to build strength.
  23. 23rd September 2016Give one example of how correct technique can reduce the risk of injury when landing from a jump.
  24. 24th September 2016State one negative effect increased media coverage can have on a performer.
  25. 25th September 2016Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
  26. 26th September 2016Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
  27. 27th September 2016Explain why a light aerobic cool-down can speed up recovery from anaerobic exercise.
  28. 28th September 2016State one short-term effect of exercise on breathing.
  29. 29th September 2016Define a sedentary lifestyle.
  30. 30th September 2016Name the three somatotypes.