Edexcel GCSE Physical Education Paper 2 June 2022 question paper

Which one of the following skills would be placed towards the open end of the open-closed skill continuum?

Which one of the following is a description of a high organisation skill?

Which one of the following affects optimum weight?

Which one of the following is associated with a sedentary lifestyle?

Identify the season when the largest percentage of players received a second yellow card.

Participation in sport and physical activity can bring many health benefits.

Complete Table 1 by:

Stating the type of each of the following health benefits.

Improved co-operation

Lowered resting heart rate

Reduced stress

Table 1

Describe how participation in sport and physical activity can improve co-operation.

Regular exercise can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and osteoporosis.

Explain two other long-term health risks that can be reduced through regular participation in exercise.

Long-term health risk 1

Long-term health risk 2

Figure 2 shows players working together to win a rugby scrum.

Figure 3 shows three locations on the basic–complex skill continuum.

Identify, using A, B or C in Figure 3, where on the basic–complex skill continuum the rugby scrum would most likely be placed.

State two differences between a basic skill and a complex skill.

Pavel is a 100m breaststroke swimmer. He uses SMART targets to improve his performance.

Explain why Pavel’s SMART targets should be realistic and time-bound.

Realistic

Time-bound

Figure 4 shows a football coach providing feedback to an under 11 football team after a game has finished.

State the type of feedback being used by the football coach after the game has finished in Figure 4.

Explain why concurrent feedback from the football coach could improve the performance of the football team.

Mental rehearsal is a technique used by many athletes to improve performance.

State two benefits of mental rehearsal.

The NHS recommends that teenagers have 8 to 10 hours of sleep a day to maintain the correct work/sleep balance for good health.

Explain why a lack of sleep can have a negative impact on physical health.

Figure 5 shows Bella being taught to swim using a float for mechanical guidance.

State one advantage and one disadvantage of using mechanical guidance when teaching Bella to swim.

Advantage

Disadvantage

Coaches use different types of practice structure to teach different skills.

Explain why variable practice is used to develop open skills.

Serena’s tennis coach has carried out an analysis of her last match. The data collected is shown in Table 2.

Analyse the data in Table 2 to determine two strengths and two weaknesses of Serena’s performance.

Strengths

Weaknesses

During a football match, a player may display sportsmanship or gamesmanship.

Describe the difference between sportsmanship and gamesmanship.

Explain the importance of elite performers demonstrating sportsmanship.

Deviant behaviour in elite level sport, such as taking performance-enhancing drugs, has consequences for sport.

Give three consequences of deviancy for sport.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of sponsorship for sport.

Advantage

Disadvantage

Ethnicity and gender are two of the personal factors that can have a negative impact on adults’ participation in sport.

Evaluate three other personal factors which can negatively impact on an adult’s participation in sport.

Figure 6 shows Demitri, who is an elite power athlete, throwing the hammer.

Evaluate the importance of protein, carbohydrates and vitamins for elite power athletes such as Demitri.