AQA A Level Physical Education Paper 2 June 2025 question paper

Different types of data are collected from laboratory or field tests.

Which one of the following terms is used to describe data which is based on judgement on how well a test was performed?

A discus will generate lift when thrown with the optimal angle of attack.

Which one of the following correctly describes the air flow and resulting pressure change when this occurs?

Linear motion involves both vector and scalar quantities.

Give three examples of scalar quantities.

One example of a common sports injury is a sprain.

Explain how three different methods of injury prevention could decrease the likelihood of a sprain.

Figure 1 shows a performer during a dive.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the diver using PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) as a training method.

A triathlete will need vitamins, minerals, fibre and water to maintain the healthy functioning of their body.

Analyse how the other food classes allow the triathlete to maximise their performance.

Figure 2 shows a volleyball player jumping upward. The player is performing a block as they move from Position A to Position B.

Analyse how the musculo-skeletal and lever systems operating at the knees and ankles contribute to gaining maximum height in the jump.

Which one of the following is an effective strategy to develop approach behaviours in the early stages of skill development?

A high jumper observes a performer of a similar ability successfully completing their jump.

Which factor from Bandura’s model of self-efficacy is this an example of?

At optimal arousal levels a performer may experience peak flow.

State three characteristics of peak flow experience.

Name two types of anxiety experienced in sport. Give a sporting example of each.

Sporting example

Sporting example

Evaluate the effectiveness of an autocratic style of leadership when coaching gymnastics.

A footballer kicks an opponent because they think they have been fouled. They then get their first ever red card. After the game, they apologise to the opponent and their teammates.

Evaluate whether instinct theory or social learning theory of aggression best accounts for the player’s actions.

Which one of the following is not a primary role of UK Sport?

Which one of the following is defined as ‘bending the rules of a sport to the limit, without getting caught or punished’?

State three ways a coach should ensure they fulfil their duty of care to their players.

State two characteristics of physical recreation.

Explain two reasons why someone may choose to take part in sport rather than take part in physical recreation.

Evaluate the impact of commercialisation on officials in sport.

The World Hour Record requires a cyclist to cover the furthest possible distance on a velodrome track in 60 minutes.

Figure 3 shows Victor Campenaerts breaking the record in 2019. The record was then broken by Dan Bigham in 2022.

Analyse the ways technology has helped cyclists to break this world record.

Table 1 shows the number of positive doping results recorded for six Olympic Games.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies used for the elimination of performance enhancing drugs in the Olympic Games.

Refer to the data in Table 1 in your answer.