AQA A Level Physical Education Paper 2 November 2021 question paper

Which one of the following is classed as a chronic injury?

Which one of the following will increase the drag experienced by a cyclist?

Sodium bicarbonate can be taken as a dietary supplement by a 400-metre runner.

Describe how sodium bicarbonate works to delay fatigue.

State one negative effect of taking sodium bicarbonate.

Cyclists need to be able to accelerate at the start of a race.

Figure 1 shows a velocity–time graph of a cyclist at the start of a road race.

Calculate the cyclist’s acceleration between points B and C in Figure 1.

Give the correct units in your answer.

Identify the two points in Figure 1 between which the cyclist was accelerating at the greatest rate.

State one exercise-related function of carbohydrates.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is a heptathlete competing in multiple events over two days.

Analyse why a lack of sleep between the two days of competition may impair her recovery and performance.

A runner has followed a continuous training programme three times per week for the last six weeks to prepare for a 5 km race.

The race is scheduled to take place in four weeks’ time.

Analyse how applying the FITT principles to the runner’s training could improve their performance during the race.

Figure 2 represents the principle of conservation of angular momentum applied to a gymnast as they perform a front tuck somersault.

Analyse how the gymnast makes use of the principle of conservation of angular momentum when performing a front tuck somersault.

Refer to Figure 2 in your answer.

Which one of the following is the second stage of group formation according to Tuckman’s model?

A golfer sets herself the goal of keeping her head still throughout her swing.

Identify which type of goal this is.

Define ‘aggression’ and ‘assertive behaviour’. Give a sporting example of each.

Aggression

Assertive behaviour

State three strategies a coach can use to prevent a performer behaving aggressively in a competitive situation.

Figure 3 shows a four-person rowing crew.

The rowers carry out their roles individually, but at the same time, relying on co-ordination to be successful.

Evaluate the impact of task and social cohesion on the performance of a rowing crew.

The diver in Figure 4 may use cognitive techniques such as mental rehearsal, visualisation and imagery to manage stress immediately before performance.

Analyse how the diver could use other cognitive stress management techniques to improve their performance in a competition. Refer to catastrophe theory in your answer.

A coach can use observations, questionnaires or physiological measures to obtain data on anxiety levels.

Evaluate the use of each measure to provide valid and reliable data to assess anxiety in sport.

Which one of the following organisations only provides support to talented athletes?

Two adults play badminton for the purpose of physical recreation.

In which one of the following levels of the sporting development continuum does this activity occur?

Evaluate the effectiveness of three different measures put in place to improve spectator safety at football matches.

One function of sports analytics is game analysis.

State two other functions of sports analytics.

Explain how technology can be used to carry out game analysis in a team sport.

Using testing and recording equipment such as a metabolic cart for indirect calorimetry can provide useful information about performance.

Describe what a metabolic cart is and how it can be used to carry out indirect calorimetry.

In 2012, Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and given a lifetime ban for using banned substances including erythropoietin (EPO).

Evaluate the choice made by other professional cyclists to inject EPO instead of relying on altitude training alone to improve performance. Refer to the physiological effects of EPO on the cyclist in your answer.

Analyse how support provided by the National Institutes of Sport has helped to improve the performance of British elite track cyclists.