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Eduqas A-Level Physical Education A550QS
Health, Fitness and an Active Lifestyle
Short-Term Responses to Exercise
Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise
Fitness Testing and Components of Fitness
Training Methods, Principles and Periodisation
Topic overviewSpecificity, progressive overload, reversibility, variance and FITTContinuous, fartlek, interval and high intensity trainingWeight, plyometric, circuit and flexibility trainingAltitude training and training in hot and cold climatesTraining zones, heart rate monitoring and periodisation
Energy Systems
Fatigue and Recovery
Diet, Nutrition and Supplements
Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
Joints and the Musculo-Skeletal System
Planes, Axes and Movement Patterns
Biomechanical Principles and Levers
Linear and Angular Motion
Projectile Motion and Fluid Mechanics
Performance Analysis
Technology in Sport
Personality
Attitudes
Goal Setting
Stress, Arousal and Anxiety
Motivation
Aggression
Social Facilitation
Group Dynamics and Leadership
Attribution Theory
Self-Efficacy and Confidence
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Learning Curves, Theories and Stages
Transfer, Practice and Guidance
Information Processing, Memory and Feedback
Sport, Culture and Society
The Emergence of Modern Sport
Ethics, Deviance and Doping
Social Differentiation in Sport
Sport and the Mass Media
Commercialisation and Globalisation
Goal Setting
- 3 subtopics
- 9 things to know
- Components 1 and 2
What Goal Setting covers
Goal Setting is examined in both papers, since Component 1 and Component 2 can each examine any of the content. It covers why performers set goals, outcome, performance and process goals and SMART goals and short, medium and long-term targets.
Where it is assessed
Components 1 and 2
Either 2 hour written paper, each worth 35% of the A level, can examine this.
Check the Eduqas specification ↗The 3 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Why performers set goalsGoals and how goal setting raises motivation, reduces anxiety, builds confidence, directs attention and helps a coach monitor progress, the factors in setting goals, shared and challenging goals, and returning from injury.Open →
- Outcome, performance and process goalsOutcome, performance and process goals with their benefits and drawbacks, goals for novices, examples for a swimmer, combining goal types, which goal is most within a performer's control, and outcome goals before a major event.Open →
- SMART goals and short, medium and long-term targetsSpecific, measurable, agreed, realistic and time-phased goals, a SMART goal for a netball shooter, short-, medium- and long-term goals and how they link, and why a SMART goal can still fail to motivate.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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What would a SMART goal look like for a netball shooter, and how do short- and medium-term goals work?
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Why combine goal types, which is most controllable, and how useful are outcome goals before a big event?
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What is a goal in sport?
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How does goal setting increase motivation?
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What is an outcome goal?
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How does goal setting reduce anxiety?
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What is a performance goal?
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What does SMART stand for in the Eduqas approach?
Take Goal Setting further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Outcome goal vs Process goal
Outcome goal: a target based on winning or the final result. Process goal: a target based on the technique needed to perform well.
In a SMART target, realistic vs In a SMART target, agreed
In a SMART target, realistic: achievable with the effort and resources available. In a SMART target, agreed: accepted by both the performer and the coach.
Short-term goal vs Long-term goal
Short-term goal: a stepping-stone target set for days or weeks. Long-term goal: an overall target set for a season or several years.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is a goal in sport?
Model answer
A goal is a target that a performer aims to achieve. Goals give training and competition a clear purpose.
- 2
How does goal setting increase motivation?
Model answer
A clear target gives the performer something to work towards. Each goal achieved brings satisfaction and drives further effort.
- 3
How does goal setting reduce anxiety?
Model answer
Goals focus attention on controllable targets rather than the result. Realistic goals lower the fear of failure.
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How does goal setting build confidence?
Model answer
Each goal achieved is a success that raises self-belief. Confidence grows as goals are met.
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How does goal setting help a coach monitor progress?
Model answer
Goals give a benchmark against which improvement can be measured. The coach can see whether training is working.
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How does goal setting direct attention?
Model answer
A goal focuses the performer on the parts of performance that matter most. Irrelevant distractions are ignored.
What is inside Levo
Six ways to work the same material.
Goal Setting revision questions
- What does Goal Setting cover in Eduqas A-Level Physical Education?
- 3 subtopics: why performers set goals, outcome, performance and process goals and smart goals and short, medium and long-term targets. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Goal Setting organised?
- By the Eduqas A550QS specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
Every question in Goal Setting, on a schedule.
Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.
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