OCR A2 Physical Education Student Unit Guide: Unit G453 Principles and Concepts across Different Areas of Physical Education

Summary:
Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers.

There are three sections to each guide:

Introduction - includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested by the assessment objectives, an outline of the unit or module and, depending on the unit, suggestions for how to revise effectively and prepare for the examination questions.

Content Guidance - provides an examiner's overview of the module's key terms and concepts and identifies opportunities to exhibit the skills required by the unit. It is designed to help students to structure their revision and make them aware of the concepts they need to understand the exam and how they might analyse and evaluate topics.

Question and Answers - sample questions and with graded answers which have been carefully written to reflect the style of the unit. All responses are accompanied by commentaries which highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses, giving students an insight into the mind of the examiner.

• A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit
  

• Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts
  

• Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
  

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Content Guidance
Option A1: Historical studies
Option A2: Comparative studies
Option B1: Sports psychology
Option B2: Biomechanics
Option B3: Exercise and sport physiology
Questions and Answers
Q1 Popular recreation in pre-industrial Britain
Q2 Rational recreation in post-industrial Britain
Q3 The impact of public schools
Q4 Drill, physical training and physical education in state schools
Q5 Comparative studies
Q6 Individual influences on the sports performer
Q7 Group dynamics of performance and audience
Q8 Linear motion
Q9 Force
Q10 Projectiles
Q11 Angular motion
Q12 Energy
Q13 The recovery process
Q14 Health components of physical fitness
Q15 Training and ergogenic aids

About the Author(s):
Symond Burrows is a senior examiner and coursework moderator and is an editor of PE Review.
Sue Young teaches sports science at Greenhead College. She is an examiner and a coursework moderator and is an editor of PE Review.
Michaela Byrne is a senior tutor at Carmel College and an experienced examiner and coursework moderator.