Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
January 2017 5-a-day
Every sheet in January 2017
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st January 2017A cricketer smashes his bat against the boundary boards after being given out. Is this direct or indirect aggression?
- 2nd January 2017A gymnast holds a handstand. What keeps the shoulder joint stable while other muscles work to maintain balance?
- 3rd January 2017Name the molecule that is broken down to directly release energy for muscle contraction.
- 4th January 2017State the WHO definition of health.
- 5th January 2017What is dietary manipulation?
- 6th January 2017Explain why a star jump occurs in the frontal plane.
- 7th January 2017State the purpose of retesting at the end of a PEP.
- 8th January 2017A weightlifter's training focuses on low reps with very heavy weights. Which fitness component is this weight training programme mainly developing?
- 9th January 2017Give one example of appropriate clothing that would help reduce injury risk for a cyclist.
- 10th January 2017How has social media changed the relationship between spectators and performers?
- 11th January 2017Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 12th January 2017Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 13th January 2017Which component of EPOC replenishes ATP and phosphocreatine stores?
- 14th January 2017Explain why blood is directed away from the digestive system during exercise.
- 15th January 2017What is osteoporosis?
- 16th January 2017Describe the physical characteristics of an endomorph.
- 17th January 2017Define abduction.
- 18th January 2017A 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.
- 19th January 2017A 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.
- 20th January 2017Give one barrier to sport participation that particularly affects some Muslim women.
- 21st January 2017Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 22nd January 2017Why might a coach set a performance goal rather than an outcome goal for a gymnast before a competition?
- 23rd January 2017Give one way a coach could help build a performer's intrinsic motivation, other than through rewards.
- 24th January 2017Which structure connects bone to bone?
- 25th January 2017Give one reason increased capillarisation around the muscles benefits an endurance performer.
- 26th January 2017Which macronutrient typically makes up the largest proportion of a balanced diet?
- 27th January 2017Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 28th January 2017During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
- 29th January 2017What does each letter of RICE stand for?
- 30th January 2017Name the three phases of a warm-up in order.
- 31st January 2017Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.