Physical Training

What Physical Training covers

Physical Training is examined in J587/01, Physical factors affecting performance. It covers components of fitness, fitness tests and fitness data, Principles of training, FITT and training zones, training methods, warm-ups and cool-downs and Preventing injury and sports hazards.

The 8 subtopics

Each one has its own page.

• Components of fitnessCardiovascular and muscular endurance, speed, strength, power, flexibility, agility, balance, co-ordination and reaction time, each linked to the performers who need it most.Open →
• Fitness tests and fitness dataThe Cooper, multi-stage, press-up, sit-up, sprint, grip, 1RM, vertical and standing jump, sit and reach, Illinois, stork stand, wall throw and ruler tests, and reading test data.Open →
• Collecting and presenting dataQuantitative and qualitative data and how each is collected, their strengths and weaknesses, open and closed questions, and presenting fitness and training data in tables, bar charts and line graphs.Open →
• Principles of trainingSpecificity, individual needs, overload, progression and reversibility, applied to sprinters, swimmers, beginners and injured performers.Open →
• FITT and training zonesFrequency, intensity, time and type, using heart rate to judge intensity, maximum heart rate, and the aerobic and anaerobic training zones with worked calculations.Open →
• Training methodsContinuous, fartlek, interval, circuit, weight, plyometric and HIIT training, the fitness each develops, and which performers each suits.Open →
• Warm-ups and cool-downsPulse raising, mobility, stretches, dynamic movements and skill rehearsal in a warm-up, their effects on the body, and what a cool-down does for recovery.Open →
• Preventing injury and sports hazardsHazards and risks, protective equipment, footwear and clothing, appropriate levels of competition, lifting and carrying equipment, and the hazards of halls, pools and playing surfaces.Open →

What you need to know

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Commonly confused

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• Muscular endurance vs Cardiovascular endurance

  Muscular endurance: the ability of one muscle group to keep contracting repeatedly without tiring. Cardiovascular endurance: the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles over a long period.

• Strength vs Power

  Strength: the maximum force a muscle group can exert against a resistance. Power: the ability to combine force with speed in an explosive action.

• Speed vs Reaction time

  Speed: the ability to move the body or part of it as quickly as possible. Reaction time: the delay between a stimulus appearing and the start of a response.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   What is cardiovascular endurance?

   Model answer

   Cardiovascular endurance is the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles for a long time. The component is also known as stamina.

2. 2

   Why is cardiovascular endurance particularly important to a marathon runner?

   Model answer

   A marathon runner must keep supplying oxygen to the leg muscles for well over two hours. Good cardiovascular endurance lets the runner hold a steady pace without tiring.

3. 3

   Define muscular endurance.

   Model answer

   Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to keep contracting repeatedly without tiring.

4. 4

   Why does a rower need muscular endurance?

   Model answer

   A rower's leg, back and arm muscles contract hundreds of times during a 2,000 m race. Muscular endurance stops those muscles tiring, so every stroke stays strong.

5. 5

   What is speed as a component of fitness?

   Model answer

   Speed is the ability to move the body, or part of it, as quickly as possible. Speed is calculated as distance divided by time.

6. 6

   Why does a football winger need speed?

   Model answer

   A winger needs speed to sprint past defenders and reach the ball before them.

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What does Physical Training cover in OCR GCSE Physical Education?

8 subtopics: components of fitness, fitness tests and fitness data, collecting and presenting data, principles of training, fitt and training zones, training methods, warm-ups and cool-downs and preventing injury and sports hazards. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Physical Training organised?

By the OCR J587 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.