Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
February 2018 5-a-day
Every sheet in February 2018
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st February 2018State one focus of training during the peak (competition) season, other than physical fitness.
- 2nd February 2018Explain why a lack of visible role models can reduce participation for a particular group.
- 3rd February 2018Give one example of the level at which sponsorship can operate below elite sport.
- 4th February 2018A javelin thrower currently throws 32m and wants to improve. State one reason a target of 45m in two weeks would fail the Achievable part of SMART.
- 5th February 2018Explain one risk of relying too heavily on tangible extrinsic rewards to motivate a young performer.
- 6th February 2018What is the function of cartilage at a synovial joint?
- 7th February 2018A performer's resting stroke volume increases from 60 ml to 84 ml after a training programme. Calculate the percentage increase.
- 8th February 2018State the main role of protein in the diet.
- 9th February 2018Name the three stages of a hydration strategy around exercise.
- 10th February 2018During elbow extension, which muscle is the antagonist?
- 11th February 2018Explain why ice should never be applied directly to bare skin.
- 12th February 2018State one physiological benefit of warming up before exercise.
- 13th February 2018Give one example of how a local authority could reduce the cost barrier to participation.
- 14th February 2018Give one example of deliberate rule-breaking by a performer that goes beyond gamesmanship.
- 15th February 2018Give one drawback of manual guidance if it is used for too long.
- 16th February 2018Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 17th February 2018Name the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.
- 18th February 2018What protein within red blood cells binds to oxygen?
- 19th February 2018State two functions of water in the body.
- 20th February 2018Which class of lever has the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort?
- 21st February 2018Explain what 'agonist' means in the context of a movement analysis question, using an example from a sprint start.
- 22nd February 2018Define agility.
- 23rd February 2018What type of tissue is damaged in a sprain?
- 24th February 2018Define 'sportsmanship'.
- 25th February 2018Name the category of drug used to mask pain, allowing a performer to compete or train through an injury.
- 26th February 2018According to the inverted-U theory, what happens to performance once arousal rises past the optimal point?
- 27th February 2018Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 28th February 2018Name the muscle that contracts and flattens during inspiration.