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