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Physical EducationQ&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every England Physical Education syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Applied anatomy and physiology (Component 01)
- The cardiac cycle, the regulation of heart rate, cardiac output and the cardiovascular drift, venous return mechanisms, and the redistribution of blood flow during exercise.0Q&A pairs
- ATP and its resynthesis by the ATP-PC, glycolytic and aerobic systems, their fuels, sites, by-products, ATP yield and duration, and the energy continuum across sporting activities.0Q&A pairs
- The motor unit and the all-or-none law, the recruitment of motor units and wave summation to grade force, and the proprioceptors and reflexes that control movement and protect muscle.0Q&A pairs
- The mechanics of breathing, lung volumes and minute ventilation, gaseous exchange at the alveoli and muscles by diffusion, and the regulation of breathing during exercise.0Q&A pairs
- Joint types and movements, the antagonistic muscle action that produces them, muscle contraction types, and the three muscle fibre types with their roles in sport.0Q&A pairs
Biomechanics (Component 01)
- The quantities of angular motion (angular displacement, velocity and acceleration), moment of inertia, angular momentum and its conservation, and how a performer controls rotation in flight.0Q&A pairs
- The mechanical quantities of mass, weight, inertia and centre of mass, the three classes of lever and their components, and mechanical advantage and its effect on force and range of movement.0Q&A pairs
- The factors affecting air and water resistance (drag), how lift is created by the Bernoulli principle, and the Magnus effect that makes a spinning ball swerve.0Q&A pairs
- Newton's three laws of motion applied to sport, the quantities of linear motion (distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration), and the calculation and use of force, momentum and impulse.0Q&A pairs
- The factors affecting the horizontal distance of a projectile (speed, angle and height of release), the parabolic flight path and the resolution of forces into horizontal and vertical components.0Q&A pairs
Contemporary issues in physical activity and sport (Component 03)
- The golden triangle of sport, sponsorship and the media, and the positive and negative effects of commercialisation and media coverage on sport, performers and spectators.0Q&A pairs
- The types of performance-enhancing drugs and their effects, the reasons athletes dope and the arguments for and against, and the strategies used to combat doping.0Q&A pairs
- The use of technology in performance analysis, officiating and equipment, and the benefits and drawbacks of technology for performers, officials and spectators.0Q&A pairs
- The values and development of the modern Olympic Games, their political use (propaganda, boycotts and protest), and the impact of commercialisation on the Games.0Q&A pairs
- The causes of violence by performers and by spectators (including the role of the media and deindividuation), and the strategies used to reduce violence in sport.0Q&A pairs
Exercise physiology (Component 01)
- The macronutrients and micronutrients and their roles, dietary strategies such as glycogen loading and hydration, and the benefits and risks of legal ergogenic aids.0Q&A pairs
- The effects of altitude on oxygen availability and aerobic performance, the effects of heat and humidity on thermoregulation, and the acclimatisation and strategies used to cope with each.0Q&A pairs
- Acute and chronic injuries and their intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors, the methods used to prevent injury, the immediate management of acute injuries, and the rehabilitation methods that restore performance.0Q&A pairs
- Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption and its fast and slow components, the replenishment of phosphocreatine and the removal of lactate, and recovery strategies that speed return to readiness.0Q&A pairs
- The principles of training, the main training methods for aerobic, anaerobic, strength and flexibility goals, and the long-term cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular adaptations they cause.0Q&A pairs
Skill acquisition (Component 02)
- The characteristics of skill and the classification of skills on continua (open-closed, gross-fine, discrete-serial-continuous, self-paced-externally paced), and how classification informs practice.0Q&A pairs
- The types of guidance (visual, verbal, manual, mechanical), the types of feedback (intrinsic, extrinsic, knowledge of results and performance), and matching each to the stage of learning.0Q&A pairs
- The multi-store memory model (short-term sensory store, short-term memory, long-term memory), selective attention, and the strategies that improve the storage and retrieval of motor information.0Q&A pairs
- Fitts and Posner's three stages of learning, the shape of learning curves and the plateau, and the information-processing model from input to output including reaction, response and movement time.0Q&A pairs
- The learning theories (operant conditioning, observational learning and cognitive learning), the types of transfer of learning, and how a coach maximises positive transfer and limits negative transfer.0Q&A pairs
Sport and society (Component 03)
- The characteristics of pre-industrial popular recreation, the social factors that shaped it, and the rationalisation of sport through urbanisation, public schools and the development of national governing bodies.0Q&A pairs
- The concepts of amateurism and the Olympic ideal, sportsmanship and gamesmanship, positive and negative deviance, and the strategies used to promote sporting behaviour and fair play.0Q&A pairs
- The globalisation of sport through the media, sponsorship, migration and travel, the impact of hosting global events, and the role of sport as a global commodity and a tool of politics.0Q&A pairs
- The barriers to participation and equality of opportunity facing women, ethnic minorities, disabled people and lower social classes, and the strategies and legislation that promote inclusion.0Q&A pairs
Sports psychology (Component 02)
- The theories of aggression (instinct, frustration-aggression, aggressive cue and social learning), strategies to control aggression, and the theory of achievement motivation and goal setting.0Q&A pairs
- The theories of the arousal-performance relationship (drive, inverted U, catastrophe, zone of optimal functioning), the types of anxiety, and the stress management techniques that control them.0Q&A pairs
- Self-confidence and self-efficacy (Bandura), Vealey's model of sport confidence, attribution theory (Weiner), and learned helplessness and how to develop mastery orientation.0Q&A pairs
- The formation and cohesion of groups, Steiner's model of group productivity and social loafing, and the theories of leadership including styles and Fiedler's and Chelladurai's models.0Q&A pairs
- The theories of personality (trait, social learning and interactionist), the structure and formation of attitudes, and how attitudes can be changed to encourage participation and performance.0Q&A pairs