PE Studies 3AB
Semester 1 Exam – Revision Checklist
Topic
Elaboration
Annual Training Plans
 Periodisation
 Macro, meso, microcycles
 Peaking / Tapering
 Fatigue and recovery
 Fluid replacement
Energy Demands and Nutritional
Requirements
 The role of carbs, fats and protein
 Balanced diet
 Glycemic Index
Exercise
Physiology
Functional
Anatomy
Training Diet
 Pre-competition
 During competition
 Post comp / recovery
 Fluid replacement
Environmental Conditions and Performance
 Heat
 Humidity
 Cold
 Wind
 Altitude
Methods of Enhancing Performance
 Dietry Supplements
 Illegal performance enhancers
 Pharmacological and Hormonal Aids
 Physiological Aids
 Other methods (physiological,
mechanical, psychological)
Mechanics of Skeletal Muscle
 Microscopic Structure of Skeletal
Muscle
 Sliding Filament Theory of Muscle
Contraction
Types of muscular contraction
 Isometric
 Isotonic (concentric / eccentric)
 Isokinetic
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Functional
Anatomy
Relationship between muscle contraction
 force–velocity
 force–length.
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Muscle contraction and Nerve Function
 Motor Neurons
 Motor Units
 Neuromuscular Junction
Muscle fibre types
 Type 1
 Type 2a
 Type 2b
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Biomechanical concepts in selected sports
 Conservation of momentum (Newtons
2nd Law)
 Impulse-momentum
 Coefficient of restitution
 Moment of inertia
 Angular momentum
The use of levers in sport
 Torque
 3 classes of levers
Application of biomechanical principles to
analyse skills
 Biomechanical analysis
Biomechanics
 Qualitative v Quantitative analysis
 Subjective v Objective analysis
 Force-motion
 Force-time
 Inertia
 Range of Motion
 Balance
 Coordination Continuum
 Segmental Interaction
 Optimal projection
 Spin
Biomechanical analysis of sports skills
 Sprinting
 High Jump
 Throwing
 Striking
Fluid mechanics in physical activities
 Bernoulli’s principle
 The magnus effect
 Spin
 Drag
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