AQA A Level Physical Education Paper 2 June 2023 question paper

Which one of the following dietary supplements will improve the mobilisation of fatty acids in the body?

Figure 1 shows a sprinter during a training session.

I dentify the forces labelled X and Y in Figure 1.

The phases of the training season are preparation, competition, and transition.

Describe the main focus of training in each of these phases.

Preparation

Competition

Transition

Give three sporting examples of how a swimmer can reduce drag during a race.

Newton’s laws of linear motion can be adjusted to explain the movement of rotating bodies, known as angular motion.

State Newton’s first law of angular motion.

Figure 2 shows a figure skater rotating in the air during a jump.

Analyse how Newton’s laws of angular motion can account for the figure skater’s speed of rotation throughout the movement.

A sprinter is driving out of the blocks in a 100 m race.

Analyse how the lever systems operating at the ankle and knee give the sprinter an effective start.

Include fully labelled diagrams of the lever systems in your answer.

Analyse how using a hyperbaric chamber would help rehabilitation from a muscle strain.

Refer to the following in your answer:

• gas exchange at the alveoli and muscles

• transportation of oxygen.

‘The belief in your ability to master a specific sporting situation.’

Which term is described in this statement?

Zajonc classified ‘others present in sport’ into four categories.

While participating in badminton there are players involved in a match on the court next to yours.

Which one of these categories would these players be placed in?

Define the term ‘attribution’.

Describe the link between attribution and task persistence when an athlete encounters:

• success

• failure.

Outline Steiner’s model of group productivity.

Explain how Steiner’s model accounts for a team winning against a significantly higher-ranked opponent.

Evaluate the effectiveness of using questionnaires to measure the anxiety levels of all the players in a rugby squad.

A football match ends in a draw. A penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner of the match. One player refuses to take a penalty.

Analyse why the player refuses to take a penalty and the strategies that could be used to encourage the player to take the penalty next time. Refer to Atkinson’s Model of achievement motivation in your answer.

A golfer may use cognitive stress management techniques during an important competition.

Analyse how the golfer could use these techniques to improve their performance in the competition.

Which set of characteristics all apply to physical education?

Which one of the following is the definition of negative deviance?

Outline three ways that National Institutes of Sport can help to improve the performance of an athlete.

Explain three situations where a footballer would be protected by sports legislation.

Drug taking in elite sport is an increasing problem as elite athletes seek to gain an advantage over their opponents.

State one psychological reason why performers might use illegal drugs and doping methods to aid performance.

Analyse how the physiological effects of each of the following drugs can improve performance in the named sports:

erythropoietin (EPO) taken by a road cyclist

• anabolic steroids taken by a boxer

• beta blockers taken by a golfer.

Erythropoietin (EPO) taken by a road cyclist

Anabolic steroids taken by a boxer

Beta blockers taken by a golfer

Table 1 shows the percentage of people with disabilities who were considered inactive over a 4 year period according to Sport England’s Active People Survey.

Inactivity is defined as taking part in less than 30 minutes of sport or physical activity each week.

Evaluate the impact that the development of new technology and equipment has had on enabling people with disabilities to overcome barriers to participation.

Refer to the data in Table 1 in your answer.

Evaluate the impact of the increased commercialisation of sport on coaches and the audience. Use sporting examples in your answer.