AQA A Level Physical Education Paper 2 June 2022 question paper

Which one of the following is a definition of the term ‘mass’?

Figure 1 shows an athlete throwing a javelin.

Which lever system is operating at the elbow as the javelin is released during the execution of the throw?

The data gathered from a fitness test can be either quantitative or qualitative.

Define the terms quantitative and qualitative.

Quantitative

Qualitative

State two factors that can affect the reliability of a fitness test.

The start of a 100 m sprint race requires athletes to accelerate as quickly as they can out of the blocks.

Acceleration is a vector quantity.

Define what is meant by a vector quantity.

Table 1 shows the velocity of a sprinter measured at 10 m intervals, as well as the split times for each 10 m segment of the race.

Calculate the sprinter’s acceleration between 10 and 20 m using the data in Table 1.

Give the correct units in your answer.

Evaluate the suitability of including high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in either a basketball or a netball team’s training programme.

Elite-level rugby players are at high risk of suffering from musculo-skeletal injuries due to the physical nature of the sport.

Evaluate the use of screening to prevent musculo-skeletal injuries in elite rugby.

Analyse how an athlete can maximise the distance a discus travels.

Use your knowledge of the factors affecting horizontal displacement of projectiles and the Bernoulli principle in your answer.

‘Interpersonal differences begin to be resolved and a sense of cohesion emerges’.

Which stage of Tuckman’s model is described in this statement?

Which component of an attitude involves a person’s emotions?

A performer’s likelihood of success is influenced by them having a positive attitude.

Describe four factors which may lead to the formation of a positive attitude.

Hollander’s model is one example of an interactionist perspective of personality.

Explain how a coach can apply knowledge of Hollander’s model of personality to improve performance. Refer to each level of the model in your answer.

Evaluate the impact of extrinsic rewards on a performer’s motivation.

A badminton player is suffering from learned helplessness.

Analyse the strategies a coach could use to help the player overcome learned helplessness and improve their performance.

An experienced women’s rugby team is bottom of the league with only a few games left before the end of the season.

A new head coach is recruited and chooses to adopt an autocratic leadership style during training sessions and games.

Analyse the impact an autocratic leadership style may have on the team. Refer to Chelladurai’s multi-dimensional model in your answer.

Which one of the following organisations provides support to both elite and participation level sport?

Which one of the following would benefit most from taking beta blockers?

Maintaining data integrity ensures the accuracy, consistency and completeness of data whilst it is collected, stored and shared.

State three ways that data integrity can be maintained.

Define the term ‘negligence’.

Give three examples of negligence by a rugby official.

‘The use of performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sport.’

Evaluate this statement.

One football coach believes in the importance of winning fairly so encourages their players to demonstrate sportsmanship.

Another coach believes the win ethic is more important so encourages their players to use gamesmanship.

Evaluate these views in relation to professional football.

Media coverage of professional tennis has increased over the past 20 years. Tennis players are increasingly required to interact with the media in the lead-up to matches.

Evaluate the impact the media may have on a professional tennis player’s self-efficacy in an upcoming match.

Refer to Bandura’s Model of self-efficacy in your answer.