Past Paper Questions Flashcards
What are the benefits of regular participation in physical activity? (4 marks)
Physical- health and fitness and reduces disease
Personal- enjoyment
Mental- stress relief, self esteem
Social- positive relationships
Identify possible reasons for lack of participation in physical activity by young people (3 marks)
Opportunity
Provision
Esteem
Anxiety about sweating preference to stay inside when it is cold or wet outside dislike of exercise embarrassed to show body Lack of suitable facilities Lack of energy Lack of perceived ability/skill Lack of friends who participate Lack of money
Identify key feature of physical recreation
Who, what, where, when, how
Identity the values that can be gained from physical education in schools
List the benefits
Improving fitness and learning new sports
Cognitive skills- decision making, problem solving
Personal- intrinsic rewards, communication skills
Preparatory- preparation for active leisure
Physical- qualitative benefits, improving quality of life and a chance to achieve excellence
How might a P.E teacher include all these elements in one lesson and what are the benefits of physical education?
Sport- trials, inter house sports competition, school teams training and fixtures, sports day, competitive part in lesson
Education- theory, rules and regulations, etiquette, physical skills, sportsmanship, discipline
Recreation- sports club, warm up, school trip to outdoor centre, playtime, enrichments gym
What can young people gain from outdoor education?
Physical Personal Cognitive Social Commitment ...l
Not all school children have the opportunity to experience regular or varied outdoor education. Give reasons for this
Lack of staff
Lack of funding
Risk- teachers reluctant to take on responsibly
Access- distance from facilities
What are the main characteristics of sport?
Highly organised Competitive Skilful Require commitment and FairPlay Requires dedication Clear rules
Explain some of the benefits of a high quality physical education programme (8 marks)
Improvement in physical fitness Learning knowledge of the sport Atone my and physiology of sport Prepares you for active leisure and sport related lifestyle Prepares you for a career in sport Enjoyment Improves self esteem- emotional control Social skills- positive relationships Teamwork- leadership, corporation Commitment, determination Decision making Quality of life improves Healthy balanced lifestyle
Explain the reasons for the continued existence and popularity of surfing ethnic sports today and give an example of a surfing ethnic sport
Rural pastie
Explain how 19th century public schools helped to promote and organise sports and games
Sir Tof Face
Outline the nature of sport in the USA
Win ethic The American Dream Commercialism Media The golden triangle Capitalism School and university sport status The draft The frontier spirit Adopted and adapted
Describe the factors which make American Football a contemporary commercial success in the USA
Capitalism
TV rights
Businesses
Sponsors
Give reasons for the violence and commercialism associated with American Football
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Outline the origins of American football
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