Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
August 2017 5-a-day
Every sheet in August 2017
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st August 2017Calculate the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old performer.
- 2nd August 2017State one reason fitness testing might be used to select players for a squad.
- 3rd August 2017Name the three components of the golden triangle.
- 4th August 2017Classify a trampolining routine on the self-paced/externally paced continuum, and give one reason.
- 5th August 2017Give one strategy a coach could use to reduce a team's use of indirect aggression during matches.
- 6th August 2017Name the muscle that forms an antagonistic pair with the tibialis anterior at the ankle.
- 7th August 2017Name the by-product of the lactic acid (anaerobic glycolysis) energy system.
- 8th August 2017True or false: a person can be free of illness but still not be fully healthy. Justify your answer.
- 9th August 2017Describe what carbohydrate loading involves.
- 10th August 2017Which plane divides the body into upper and lower halves?
- 11th August 2017Explain why a PEP for a badminton player should include agility training.
- 12th August 2017Explain why fartlek training suits a hockey midfielder better than continuous training alone.
- 13th August 2017Explain why studded football boots reduce injury risk on a soft, grassy pitch.
- 14th August 2017State one negative effect increased media coverage can have on a performer.
- 15th August 2017Give one example of a task-irrelevant cue that could distract a performer during a match.
- 16th August 2017Give one example of a sport that would typically suit an extrovert's preference for stimulation and social contact.
- 17th August 2017Which component of EPOC is responsible for removing lactic acid from the muscles and blood?
- 18th August 2017Name the process that widens blood vessels supplying the working muscles during exercise.
- 19th August 2017Explain why weight-bearing exercise helps to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
- 20th August 2017Is it common for a performer to be a pure example of just one somatotype? Explain your answer.
- 21st August 2017Name the joint type of the elbow, and state what movement it allows.
- 22nd August 2017Calculate the total training load for 3 sets of 10 reps at 50kg.
- 23rd August 2017How long does a microcycle usually last?
- 24th August 2017Give one strategy a National Governing Body could use to increase participation among an under-represented ethnic group.
- 25th August 2017Give one benefit of sponsorship to a sport's governing body.
- 26th August 2017What does the M in SMART stand for?
- 27th August 2017Why is intrinsic motivation generally seen as more important than extrinsic motivation for long-term participation in sport?
- 28th August 2017State the movement that increases the angle at a joint, straightening a limb.
- 29th August 2017Name the long-term adaptation in which muscle fibres increase in size as a result of resistance training.
- 30th August 2017State the main role of carbohydrate in the diet.
- 31st August 2017What is dehydration?