Edexcel as Physical Education Student Unit Guide: Unit 1 Participation in Sport and Recreation
Published on 25. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-340-96676-1 (ISBN)
Description
Perfect for revision, these guides explain the unit requirements, summarise the content and include specimen questions with graded answers. This Edexcel AS Physical Education Student Unit Guide is the essential study companion for Unit 1: Participation in Sport and Recreation. This full-colour book includes all you need to know to prepare for your unit exam: - Clear guidance on the content of the unit, with topic summaries, knowledge check questions and a quick-reference index - Advice throughout, so you will know what to expect in the exam and will be able to demonstrate the skills required - Exam-style questions, with graded student responses, so you can see clearly what is required
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-96676-1 (9780340966761)
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Content
Introduction About this guide The specification Study skills and revision strategies Approaching the unit examination The unit examination Content Guidance About this section Healthy and active lifestyles Development of active leisure and recreation Healthy lifestyle Effects of exercise: responses and adaptations of the body systems Fitness, training and fitness assessment Opportunities and pathways Development of competitive sport Performance pathways Lifelong involvement Long-term athlete development Questions and Answers About this section Q1 Plyometric training Q2 Muscle fibre types and sports activities Q3 Effects of over-training Q4 Flexibility training Q5 Fitness components Q6 Fitness testing Q7 Muscular-skeletal adaptations to aerobic training Q8 Fartlek training Q9 Combat sports in pre-industrial Britain Q10 Sport in nineteenth-century public schools Q11 Factors affecting participation Q12 Amateurism at the Olympics