AS Revise PE for OCR: A Level Physical Education Student Revision Guide(AS/A2 Revise PE Series)

From an expert team of authors 'AS Revise PE for OCR' has been written to address the change in content and style of the OCR AS Physical Education syllabus that commenced in September 2008. Presented in a concise and visual approach for effective and efficient revision, consisting of substantial student notes with colour illustrations, photographs, tables, figures and revision summary charts. Subject matter is summarised, explaining in simple language what are sometimes complicated concepts or issues. The key concepts are defined clearly with examples that can be used in answers to exam questions, enabling the student to self test. Practice questions are provided at the end of each syllabus section and the answers amplify the subject matter and provide clues as to how the exam itself should be approached. Modern terminology, nomenclature and units have been used wherever possible. At the end of the book there is a comprehensive index available for easy reference. Much of the material within this book has been thoroughly student tested.

Table of Contents:
AS Revise PE for OCR AS UNIT G451: An Introduction to Physical Education SECTION A ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY THE SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEMS 12 Introduction 13 Joints, movements: muscles 20 The role of muscular contraction 21 Movement analysis of physical activity 26 Muscle fibre types in relation to choice of physical activity 28 Warm-up/cool-down 29 Impact of different types of physical activity on the skeletal and muscular systems 32 Practice questions MOTION AND MOVEMENT 35 Basic concepts of biomechanics 37 Practice questions THE CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS IN RELATION TO THE PERFORMANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINED INVOLVEMENT IN AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 38 Introduction to the structure of the heart 39 Cardiac responses to physical activity 43 Vascular responses to physical activity 50 The responses of the respiratory system to physical activity 59 Practice questions SECTION B ACQUIRING MOVEMENT SKILLS CLASSIFICATION OF MOTOR SKILLS AND ABILITIES 64 Classification of motor skills 65 The application of classification to the organisation and determination of practice 67 Classification of abilities relating to movement skills 67 Practice questions THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR SKILLS AND THE USE OF DIFFERENT PRACTICE METHODS TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 68 Phases/stages of movement skill learning 68 Types of guidance and their impact on effective performance 69 Practice methods and their impact on effective and efficient performance of movement skills 70 Practice questions INFORMATION PROCESSING DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF SKILLS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 71 Models of information processing 73 Memory and its role in developing movement skills 74 Reaction time and developing effective performance 75 Practice questions MOTOR CONTROL OF SKILLS AND ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPING EFFECTIVENESS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 76 Motor and executive programmes and their impact on the learning of movement skills 77 Types of motor control and their impact on movement skill acquisition 79 Schema theory and its role in developing movement skills 80 Practice questions LEARNING SKILL IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 80 Motivation and arousal and their impact on young people's participation, performance and aspirations in physical activity 3 Theories relating to the learning of movement skills and the development of positive behaviours 85 Reinforcement of movement skill learning and behaviours 86 Transfer of learning to develop effectiveness in physical activity 86 Sample questions SECTION C SOCIO-CULTURAL STUDIES RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 90 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 90 Participation in physical activity 91 Physical recreation and outdoor recreation 92 Physical education and outdoor education 95 Sport 97 Practice questions SPORT AND CULTURE 98 The United Kingdom (UK) 103 The United States of America (USA) 105 Australia Practice questions CONTEMPORARY SPORTING ISSUES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT UPON YOUNG PEOPLE'S ASPIRATIONS AND THEIR REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE UK 108 Funding of physical activity 109 Bodies influencing and promoting participation in physical activity 111 Excellence and participation in the UK 114 Performance enhancing products 115 Sport, sponsorship and the media 116 Violence 118 The Olympic Games 121 Practice questions ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 124 Section A 139 Section B 154 Section C 164 Index