AQA A Level Physical Education Paper 1 June 2025 question paper

Which one of the following is responsible for delaying the spread of the electrical impulse in the cardiac conduction system?

During aerobic exercise, arterio-venous oxygen difference (A-VO₂ diff) will increase.

Which one of the following is a reason for this increase in A-VO₂ diff?

Describe the mechanisms within the body that support venous return.

Passive stretching and isometric muscle contraction are stages in PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation).

Each stage activates different proprioceptors.

For the passive stretching stage:

• name the main proprioceptor involved

• explain the role of that proprioceptor.

For the isometric muscle contraction stage:

• name the main proprioceptor involved

• explain the role of that proprioceptor.

Analyse how redistribution of blood during exercise helps performance.

Table 1 shows data collected from gas analysis VO₂ max tests performed by football players on a treadmill. Each football player performed the same test on two separate occasions.

Test 1 and Test 2 were carried out one week apart.

Evaluate the suitability of this VO₂ max test for football players. Refer to the validity and reliability of the test protocol, and the results in Table 1 in your answer.

Which one of the following immediately follows the effector mechanisms in Whiting’s information processing model?

Figure 1 shows a swimmer performing a start in a race.

Which one of the following options shows the correct classifications for a start in a swimming race?

The DCR process takes place during the first stage of the general information processing model.

Name the first stage of the general information processing model.

Describe each stage of the DCR process.

Explain how different strategies would allow a performer to overcome the following causes of a learning plateau:

• fatigue

• boredom

• lack of motivation.

Fatigue

Boredom

Lack of motivation

Evaluate whether whole–part–whole is the most effective method of practice for developing a gymnastics floor routine.

Refer to the stages of learning throughout your answer.

Evaluate whether operant conditioning or insight learning would be most effective when coaching passing in a team sport.

Sport is one of the components of the Golden Triangle.

Which are the other two components?

Which one of the following is a characteristic of rational recreation?

Sport England works with national partners to increase participation at grass roots level.

Name two national partners of Sport England.

Sport England also works with local partners, such as Active Partnerships, to achieve its aims.

Identify two services provided by these partners.

The role of women in sport changed during the industrial and post-industrial period (1780–1900). One change was that participation increased as more sports were viewed as suitable.

Explain why lawn tennis was deemed to be a suitable activity for women to play during this period.

‘Sport is a powerful force for bringing about social change.’

Evaluate this statement.

National governing bodies were developed in the industrial and post-industrial period (1780–1900).

Analyse how the formation of the national governing body for athletics improved the standard of the sport.

Table 2 shows the total prize money available in each of four men’s and women’s football world cups.

Evaluate the impact that the factors affecting the emergence of elite female performers have had on:

• the prize money available in the Women’s World Cup

• the gap between the prize money in the men’s and women’s world cups.