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GCE PE vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Acclimatisation

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The effects a training system forces upon the body to compensate for the stresses of a new
environment; heat and altitude training.

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Actin

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The thin protein filament found in the

myofibril.

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Action potential

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The change in electrical potential associated
with the passage of an impulse along the
membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell.

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ADP (Adensosine Diphosphate)

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The production of energy results in ATP losing
a phosphate which in turn results in the
formation of ADP.

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Aggression

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Any form of behaviour that is used to harm

another individual.

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All or none law

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All muscle fibres will be either be contracting
or not activated at all.
There is no in between action potential.

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Altitude Training

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A performer who exposes their body to high
altitude will cause it to acclimatise to the
environment that has a lower level of oxygen available.
It results in the production of EPO which in
turn stimulates the production of more red
blood cells which allows the body to deliver
more oxygen to the working muscles.

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Amateurism

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Participating in sport for pleasure, rather than

financial gain.

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Angular momentum

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The amount of motion a body or object has
during rotation.
Angular velocity x moment of inertia.

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Angular velocity

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The rate of movement of the body or object in rotation.

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Anxiety

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A negative side effect of stress; state and trait anxiety.

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Arousal

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Arousal is your level of excitement and
readiness to perform.
Your performance will be best at an optimum level of arousal.

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Athleticism

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Combination of physical endeavour and moral
integrity.
Mixing honour, truth and sportsmanship.

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Athleticism

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Physical endeavour (effort) with moral integrity (sportsmanship).

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Atkinson and Shiffren’s multi–store

memory model

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Human memory has three separate

components: sensory register, short–term memory and long–term memory.

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ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

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This is the energy source of the body, as it

breaks down energy is released.

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Attitude

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A stable belief or feeling about something.

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Bandura’s theory of self–efficacy

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The theory of self–efficacy lies at the centre of Bandura’s social cognitive theory.
This emphasises the role of observational
learning and social experience in the
development of the subjects’ personality.

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Bandura’s theory of social learning

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Learning is a cognitive process that takes
place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction,
even in the absence of motor reproduction
or direct reinforcement.

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Bernoulli’s principle

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The relationship between velocity and
pressure as they act upon an object as it
moves through fluid or air.
The principle that in a flowing fluid or air, an
increase in velocity happens simultaneously
with decrease in pressure.

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Biofeedback

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A technique that allows performers to control their physiological responses such as heart
rate through the use of electrodes.

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Borg scale of Perceived Exertion

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A measure of how hard you are exercising.
The Borg Scale takes into account your fitness level: It matches how hard you feel you are
working with numbers from 6 to 20; thus, it is
a “relative” scale and unique to each person
using it.

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Cardiac cycle

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The order of events that take place during one heart beat. It includes the diastole and systole phase.

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Cardiovascular drift

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The increase in heart rate that occurs during

prolonged endurance exercise with little or no change in workload.

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Centre of mass

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The point where all of the mass of the object is concentrated.
When an object is supported at its centre of
mass there is no net torque acting on the body and it will remain in static equilibrium.

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26
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Chelladurai’s multi–dimensional model of

sports leadership

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The model states that the leader will be more
effective if the groups’ satisfaction with the
leader is high.
A team which is not satisfied with its leader
will not demonstrate the same level of
performance or satisfaction.

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Cognitive theory of learning

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Learning by observing and copying others.

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Concentric contraction

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During this muscular contraction the muscle

will shorten during the movement.

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29
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Continuous skills

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This shows movement with no clear start or
stop point. The movements blend into each
other.

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30
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Craik and Lockharts levels of processing model

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Memory is just a by–product of the depth of
processing of information and there is no
clear distinction between short term memory and long term memory.

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Discrete skills

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The movement shows a clear start and end point.

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Distributed practice

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Attempts at the skill are divided up with
intervals in between to allow for rest, feedback and mental rehearsal. This is best used in
difficult, dangerous or fatiguing skills and with young or lowly motivated individuals.

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Eccentric contraction

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During this muscular contraction the muscle

will lengthen during the movement.

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34
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Energy continuum

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The interaction of the three energy systems
to provide energy to re–synthesise ATP.
It shows the predominant system or
percentage of each system dependant on
the intensity and duration of the activity.

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35
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Ergogenic aid

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A technique or substance used for the

purpose of enhancing performance.

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36
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Excess post–exercise oxygen consumption

EPOC

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Informally called afterburn and is a
measurably increased rate of oxygen intake
following strenuous activity intended to
the body’s oxygen deficit.

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Extrinsic motivation

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Performing for rewards that maybe either

tangible or intangible.

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Fixator

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Muscles that work with the agonist muscle in

creating effective movement by stabilising the bones during the movement.

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39
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Fixed practice

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This involves the repeated practise of a skill
in order to strengthen the motor programme and create a habitual motor programme.
This type of practice is best with discrete,
closed skills.

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Games ethic

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The belief in games as a vehicle for
establishing/developing social control and
character.

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41
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Globalisation

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The process by which sport has developed
international influence and started to operate
on an international scale.

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42
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Glycolysis

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Production of four ATP molecules through the breakdown of glycogen into pyruvic acid.

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43
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Intrinsic motivation

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Performing for the enjoyment and

self–satisfaction of challenging oneself.

44
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Isometric contraction

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This contraction occurs without any
shortening (concentric) or
lengthening (eccentric) of the muscle.

45
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Isotonic contraction

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This contraction occurs that allows the
muscle to change length; concentric and
eccentric contractions.

46
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Karvonen’s theory

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This uses the heart rate reserve to calculate
training zones based on both maximum and
resting heart rate.

47
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Lateral rotation

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Turning outwardly or away from the midline

of the body.

48
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Learned helplessness

A

Negative feelings from a performer who feels they are going to fail at a task due to previous
experiences.

49
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Linear motion

A

Movement that occurs along a straight line

once a force has been applied.

50
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Long–term memory

A

The place where information which has been
rehearsed in the short–term memory is held
indefinitely.

51
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Magnus effect/force

A

This is the commonly observed effect in which
a spinning ball (or cylinder) curves away from
its principal flight path. It is important and
used in many ball sports.

52
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Massed practice

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This is a continuous form of practice which is best for simple skills. This causes fatigue and therefore simulates the late stages of a game.

53
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Mastery Orientation

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Performers who believe they will succeed and who are motivated to improve even when
faced with failure.

54
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Medial rotation

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Movement of the limbs around their long axis.

55
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Moment of inertia

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The torque needed for a desired angular

acceleration about a rotational axis.

56
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Motivation

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Desire and determination to achieve and

succeed; intrinsic and extrinsic.

57
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Motor neurones

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Carry signals from the central nervous system

to effectors.

58
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Motor unit

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Consists of one motor neurone and the

muscle fibres it stimulates.

59
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Myofibril

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One of the slender threads of a muscle fibre, composed of numerous myofilaments.

60
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Myoglobin

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An iron–containing protein in muscle, similar
to haemoglobin, that receives oxygen from
the red blood cells.

61
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Myosin

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One of the two main proteins of muscle.

62
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National institutes

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The network of centres that provide practical support to elite performers. They also identify, confirm and develop talented athletes.

63
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Neurotransmitter

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A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a
nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ, or other tissue.

64
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Newtons 1st law

A

Law of inertia.

65
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Newtons 2nd law

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Law of acceleration.

66
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Newtons 3rd law

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Law of motion.

67
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Non–parabolic flight path

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An object which air resistance affects

reducing the horizontal motion and making it drop soon, like a shuttle cock.

68
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Operant conditioning

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A process of shaping behaviour using

reinforcement.

69
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Parabolic flight path

A

The flight path of a projectile without aerodynamic properties or
without spin will fly in a parabolic manner.
This means that when drawing the flight path it will look like a
curve where the left and right sides match or mirror each other
similar to a symmetrical inverted U shape.

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Part practice

A

Breaking down the skill into its constituent
sub–routines, forms a stage of the
whole–part–whole practice.

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Personality

A

The characterisation of individual differences.

72
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Phosphocreatine (PC)

A

This is a substance that, in its chemical
partnership with ATP, is fundamental to the
ability of the body to produce muscular
energy.

73
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PO2

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Partial pressure of O2 in blood, expressed in kilopascals.

74
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Pre–capillary sphincters

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Located at the start of a capillary network and regulates the blood flow in the capillary.

75
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Prime mover

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Antagonistic pairs of muscles create
movement when one (the prime mover)
contracts and the other relaxes.

76
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Professionalism

A 
Being paid to do a job. Initially associated with working class sport as they could not afford 
time off to play.
77
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Progressive muscular relaxation (PMR)

A

A relaxation technique used to monitor and
control muscle tension and involves the
tensing and relaxing of muscles.

78
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Progressive–part practice

A

Parts of a skill are practised individually,
before being linked together and expanded.
Learn part A, then learn part B and link these
together A+B = AB.
Learn part C & add this to what has already
been learnt AB + C = ABC.

79
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Ringelmann effect

A

The tendency for individual members of a
group to become increasingly less productive
as the size of their group increases.

80
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Self–efficacy

A

An individual’s personal estimate of specific
confidence in their capability to perform to a
certain level.

81
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Sensory register

A

The place where information from the senses

enters the memory store.

82
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Serial skills

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A series of discrete skills joined together

one after each other.

83
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Short–term memory

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Also referred to as working memory and is
responsible for receiving and holding input
from both the sensory register and the
long–term memory.

84
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Social and cultural factors

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Features of life and society such as transport, population, literacy, free time, class or 
technology which affect sport in society.
85
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Social facilitation

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An improvement in performance produced

simply through others/audience being present.

86
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Social inhibition

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A restraint on person’s feelings and
expressions in the belief that others may
disapprove of their behaviour.

87
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Spectatorism

A

A feature of sports such as football where a
larger volume of people watch, rather than
participate.

88
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State anxiety

A

This is transient and specific only to the

particular situation.

89
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Steiner’s model of group effectiveness

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Actual productivity = potential productivity − faulty group processes.

90
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Stress

A

A stimulus resulting in arousal or a response

to a specific situation.

91
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Sub–routines

A

The different parts of the skill that when put
together in order create the complete motor
programme/movement pattern.

92
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Synergist

A

A muscle which aids the action of a

prime mover.

93
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Trait anxiety

A

This is a general feeling of anxiety that is part
of the individual’s personality rather than a
feeling of anxiety relating to a specific situation (state anxiety).

94
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Trompomyosin

A

A muscle protein of the ‘I’ band that inhibits
contraction by blocking the interaction of actin and myosin, except when influenced
by troponin.

95
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Tromponin

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A protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.

96
Q

UK Sport

A

Responsible for promoting and supporting
sport across the UK. Provides information on sporting activities and initiatives being
undertaken by the agency.

97
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Varied practice

A

This is used best for open skills and involves
repeating a skill in differing situations.
This helps to build up schema to use in
game situations.

98
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Vascular shunt mechanism

A

Redistribution of blood during exercise.

99
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Vasomotor centre

A

Found within the medulla oblongata and
responsible for monitoring and causing
cardiovascular responses of vasodilation and
vasoconstriction.

100
Q

Vealey’s model of sports confidence

A

The belief or degree of certainty individuals

possess about their ability to be successful in sport.

101
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Venous return

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Blood returning to the right hand side of the heart from the veins.

102
Q

VO2 max

A

Maximal oxygen uptake or the maximum
volume of oxygen that can be utilized in
one minute.

103
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Weiner’s model of attribution

A

Reason for success and failure.
How individuals interpret events and how this
relates to their thinking and behaviour.
Consists of;
luck, effort, task difficulty and ability.

104
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Whole practice

A

Teaching the skill as a complete action.

105
Q

Whole–part–whole practice

A

You teach the entire skill, practice areas of the skill that is usually the weakest, and then
recombine this back into the complete skill.

106
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Zone of optimal functioning

A

The optimum level of arousal that is unique

to all individual sports performers.

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