November test

Question 1

1. what is least likely to improve anaerobic and aerobic fitness

Answer 1

weight

Question 2

2. A series of exercises where the participant moves from one exercise station to the next. Can be designed to improve skill or fitness

Answer 2

Circuits

Question 3

3. During the high jump, the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior work antagonistically to allow movement at the ankle during take off? Explain importance

Answer 3

the gastrocnemius contracts to allow plantar flexion at the ankle, which means greater force can be applied so the high jumper can push off the ground with more force to jump high.

Question 4

3b. fill in the table
sit and reach
12 minute cooper swim
vertical jump test

Answer 4

flexibility
cardiovascular fitness
power

Question 5

3c. explain the most important component of fitness he should work on to improve his high jump

Answer 5

Power, so he can get more force to jump higher off the ground and over the high jump

Question 6

3d. which component is least relevant to high jump?

Answer 6

cooper 12 minute swim, the test is not specific to high jump and doesn’t test for any component of fitness needed in high jump.

Question 7

3e. describe plyometric training

Answer 7

high impact exercises that teach the muscles to perform their maximum contractions faster: to be more powerful. plyometric exercises cause the muscle to lengthen before a maximal shortening

Question 8

3f. why is weight training not suitable?

Answer 8

will increase muscular strength that is not needed to provided the short but sharp movement needed to high jump

Question 9

4a. meaning of a sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 9

a lifestyle where this is little to no physical activity

Question 10

4b. how can society lead to a sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 10

driving a car instead of walking to work

Question 11

4c.consequence of a sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 11

obesity
depression
high blood pressure

Question 12

5a. how are different muscle fibres used by a 3000m runner and a hurdler

Answer 12

3000m runner:
needs slow twitch type 1 as its resistant to fatigue and needed to sustain a pace for a long period of time. this will allow the athlete to compete without needing to slow down because of tiredness.

hurdler:
needs fast twitch type 2x, as they can contract very powerfully, giving enough height to clear the hurdle. Type 2x is also for a short period of time, around 30 seconds, so it is perfect for a hurdler

Question 13

6a. what movement is it

Answer 13

flexion to extension

Question 14

7. what injury could affect a performer’s ability to throw a javelin

Answer 14

tennis elbow
golfers elbow
sprain
torn cartilage

Question 15

8. why is the heart rate from interval training?

Answer 15

the heart rate increases and decreases in a similiar way to match the work and rest intervals in interval training

Question 16

9a. identify the muscles

Answer 16

bicep
hamstring
gastrocnemius

Question 17

9b. what is the role of the muscle

Answer 17

flexes the arm at the elbow
flexes the leg at the knee
plantar flexion at the ankle

Question 18

10. assess the advantages and disadvantages of using mechanical and manual guidance when teaching a beginner to swim

intro

Answer 18

mechanical guidance is information that is given to a performer to help them develop that involves equipment to assist in the learning process. This is where an aid would be used to help them develop their skills. Manual is information given to a performer to help them develop that involves them being physically moved into the correct position.

Question 19

10. assess the advantages and disadvantages of using mechanical and manual guidance when teaching a beginner to swim

mechanical

Answer 19

In swimming mechanical guidance would be used for example, when the person is learning how to do breaststroke legs by using a float to help them stay up in the water. This is beneficial to begin us in swimming because they will be able to practice the correct technique of breaststroke without trying to keep themselves up in the water. It is also safer to use a float. However, the beginning may become reliance on the aid being used such as the float if they use it for way too long as they will be afraid to do it without.

Question 20

10. assess the advantages and disadvantages of using mechanical and manual guidance when teaching a beginner to swim

manual

Answer 20

in swimming manual guidance would be used for example, when the performer is physically moved into position by a coach such as moving the legs into the breaststroke action. This is an advantage for beginners swimming as they can get the feel for the movement and practice safely in the pool. However, a disadvantage of manual guidance says that having a coach in close proximity can be distressing.

Question 21

10. assess the advantages and disadvantages of using mechanical and manual guidance when teaching a beginner to swim

conclusion

Answer 21

Overall, a combination of both manual and mechanical is is volunteers for a beginner summer as they can safely learn with mechanical guidance by using a float and also learn the correct technique through manual guidance as they can be moved into the correct technique. However, the coach could also use verbal and visual guidance to help this performer.