Key term
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
Skill, Ability and Skill Classification
Gross motor and psychomotor abilities
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- Components 1 and 2
Overview
Gross motor and psychomotor abilities with sporting examples, why abilities are specific, how abilities underpin skills, talent identification, fast and slow learners, and the claim that success depends mainly on ability.
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Key term
What are gross motor abilities?
Key term
What are psychomotor abilities?
Questions from this subtopic
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What are gross motor abilities?
Model answer
Gross motor abilities involve movement and physical proficiency. Strength, flexibility, stamina and speed are examples.
- 2
What are psychomotor abilities?
Model answer
Psychomotor abilities involve processing information to make and carry out decisions. Reaction time, coordination and manual dexterity are examples.
- 3
Give an example of a gross motor ability used in sport.
Model answer
Explosive strength is used by a sprinter driving out of the blocks. Stamina is used by a marathon runner.
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Give an example of a psychomotor ability used in sport.
Model answer
Reaction time is used by a goalkeeper saving a shot. Hand–eye coordination is used by a batter hitting a ball.
- 5
Why are abilities described as specific?
Model answer
Each skill depends on its own set of abilities. Strength in one ability does not guarantee strength in another.
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How are abilities linked to skills?
Model answer
A skill is built on a combination of abilities. A tennis serve needs coordination, strength and flexibility.
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