Due 1st October

You have two pieces of homework due for next Wednesday.  Firstly i would like you to redraft the exam questions that you were given last week (for some of you this will not be a redraft but a first attempt, remember i know who you are!!!).  This time i would like you to use the example I gave you on Thursday as well as the comments I made on your first attempt.  Read the question carefuly, split it into 2 or 3 sections and attempt to answer all the sections.  If you have any queries please see me before Wednesday.

The second piece of homework that i would like you to complete is homework 8.  It can be found on page 62 on your workbook or below.

Homework 8

State which aspect of fitness is the main weakness and suggest appropriate methods of training for the following performers.  Explain why you made your choices.  If you fail to identify the correct aspect of fitness no marks will be awarded.

1. A swimmer whose backstroke is poor becasue her arm enters the water far too wide.
2. A hockey player who is unable to make repeated sprints towards the end of the game.
3. A footballer who is unable to maintain a high work rate, touch and control decrease and he is breathing heavily in the second half.
4. A rugby player who is unable to lift the jumper in the line out.
5. A volleyball player who is unable to get height in his vertical jump to block effectively at the net.
6. A tennis player who is slow at getting to the net.
7. A badminton player whose legs become tired and heavy in the latter stages of a game.

Exam Question & Homework 7

Exam Question

(a) Choose one activity.  With reference to your own fitness levels, discuss the specific fitness demands of this activity.  (6 marks)

(b) With reference to two of the fitness demands you identified in Part (a), describe, briefly, the methods you used to assess your fitness.  (4 marks)

Homework 7

(1) Write 3 or 4 sentences for each answer to explain what the following principles of training mean.

•  progressive overload
• frequency
• duration
• reversibility
• specificity
• rest
• intensity adaptation

(2) Explain what is meant by the term AEROBIC exercise.

(3) Explain what is meant by ANAEROBIC exercise

(4) Which of the following activities are aeroci and which are anaerobic and state which of the 3 main energy systems is used to supply the energy needed in each activity.

• 100m sprint
• 25 minute run
• 400m sprint
• a bench press
• handspring vault
• 800m swim

Please use your workbook to help with your response.  Any questions just post a comment or see me in class.

Homeworks 5 & 6 Due 17th Sept

Homework 5

When we gathered data on our performance in football we used video, ticksheets and a personal thoughts and feelings sheet.  Your task is to explain in detail why these methods were appropriate.

Your answer should be about a page in length and will be marked on a pass/fail basis.

Homework 6

From the data you will have highlighted a specific fitness weakness.  For the purpose of this homework it will be CVE.  Your task is to select one method of assessing this specific aspect of fitness, name it and explain in detail why this method was appropriate.

Your answer should be around a page in length and will be marked on a pass/fail basis.

Homework 4 – Due 10th September

In order to complete this homework you will be required to analyse the data you collect on your football performance.

You will now have to analyse your data in detail so that you can identify your strengths and weaknesses. In your POB jotter write up your detailed analysis. Compare your first half performance to your second half performance on your movement analysis sheet and work out how much work you did and how effective it was. Was there a particular area of strength or weakness? Was there an area that dropped of in the second half? Use figures from your sheets to back up your analysis. For example my long sprinting was very effective at the start of the game as I completed 5 successful sprints an no ineffective ones however towards the end of the second half my sprinting dropped I only completed 2 successful sprints out of 6 in the 36-40 min period.

You will also have to compare your first half performance to your second half performance on your skill analysis sheet and work how effective you were. Was there a particular area of strength or weakness? Was there an area that dropped of in the second half? Yet again you will have to back up your analysis with figures from your sheets. Compare your thoughts and feelings as the game progressed. Is there a link to the movement and skill analysis sheets?

Your answer should be about 1 page in length and will be marked on a pass/fail basis.

 NB The more detail and time you spend on making a good analysis the better your answer will be for the internal assessment.