Edexcel A2 Physical Education Unit 3: Preparation for Optimum Sports Performance

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
About this guide
The specification
Study skills and revision strategies
Approaching the unit examination
The unit examination
Content Guidance
About this section
Short-term preparation
Short-term physiological preparation
Short-term psychological preparation
Short-term technical preparation
Fatigue and the recovery process
Long-term preparation
Long-term physiological preparation
Long-term psychological preparation
Long-term technical preparation
Managing elite performance
Centres of excellence
Technical support
Questions and Answers
About this section
Q1 Warming up
Q2 Home advantage
Q3 Use of ergogenic aids
Q4 Effects of altitude
Q5 Plyometrics
Q6 Interval training
Q7 Circuit training
Q8 Attribution theory
Q9 Elite sports systems
Q10 Use of holding camps
Q11 Technology in sport