Daily Practice · GCSE Physical Education
September 2026 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 2026
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 2026Define 'sponsorship' in a sporting context.
- 2nd September 2026Give one psychological benefit of setting SMART goals for a performer.
- 3rd September 2026Give one example of intrinsic motivation.
- 4th September 2026Name the fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and reduces friction.
- 5th September 2026State one long-term adaptation of the skeletal system to weight-bearing exercise.
- 6th September 2026Explain why a sprinter still needs some fat in their diet, even though fat is used mainly during low-intensity exercise.
- 7th September 2026Give one function of water that is relevant to sporting performance.
- 8th September 2026Explain why muscles need to work in agonist-antagonist pairs rather than alone.
- 9th September 2026Explain how compression helps a soft-tissue injury.
- 10th September 2026State one possible benefit of cooling down for a performer's recovery.
- 11th September 2026Name one type of low-impact activity often used to encourage older adults to stay active.
- 12th September 2026Name one type of official found in football and one found in cricket.
- 13th September 2026State which stage of the information processing model uses the effector system to carry out the chosen action.
- 14th September 2026Explain how breathing control can lower a performer's arousal.
- 15th September 2026A performer has a stroke volume of 80 ml and a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. Calculate their cardiac output in ml/min.
- 16th September 2026State one way blood helps to regulate body temperature during exercise.
- 17th September 2026Name one vitamin and state one of its functions.
- 18th September 2026Which axis is paired with the transverse plane?
- 19th September 2026During the upward phase of a vertical jump, the ankle plantarflexes. Name the agonist muscle producing this action.
- 20th September 2026Give a sporting example where reaction time is essential, and explain why.
- 21st September 2026What type of tissue is damaged in a strain?
- 22nd September 2026State one strategy used by football clubs or authorities to reduce hooliganism.
- 23rd September 2026Give one reason a performer might choose to use a banned PED despite the risks.
- 24th September 2026Explain why a rugby forward preparing to scrummage might benefit from a higher level of arousal than a golfer about to putt.
- 25th September 2026Give one reason a performer might use mental rehearsal while recovering from injury.
- 26th September 2026Is expiration at rest an active or a passive process?
- 27th September 2026Classify a marathon as aerobic or anaerobic exercise.
- 28th September 2026Explain why a boxer trying to make a specific weight category might deliberately create a short-term energy deficit.
- 29th September 2026Give a named body example of a second-class lever.
- 30th September 2026Define muscular endurance.