GCSE PE AQA Training Recap

The main focus of Pre- season

• Skill and technique refinement

• Increase aerobic fitness

• Tactical plays

• Mental preparation

How do Tennis players get their rest and recovery with no set 'off season'?

• They don't rest and recover

• They may take a year off

• They create a yearly schedule where they choose which competitions to enter

• They have very little rest and recovery

Which is not a reason to warm-up?

• To remove any lactic acid from the muscles

• Mental preparation

• Injury prevention

• Practise the skills and techniques

How do Ice Baths aid recovery

• They just help to reduce swelling

• They help by reducing body temperature quickly

• They ensure swift growth and repair of muscle tissue

• They cause blood vessels to constrict, squeezing out lactic acid from the muscle tissue and help to reduce swelling

How hard you train...

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

To weight train for explosive strength...

• Less than 70% of 1 rep max. 15 + reps

• 80-100% of 1 rep max. 1-6 reps

• 70-80% of 1 rep max. 6-10 reps. Quick concentric phase

• 100% of 1 rep max. 1 rep

Altitude training...

• Its effects on the bodies red blood cell count lasts for 6 months before reversing.

• Is great for athletes whose sport is mainly anaerobic

• Is great for athletes whose sport is aerobic

• Is effective due to the high level of oxygen in the atmosphere above 2000m

When Static Stretching, stretches should be held no longer than...

• 30 secs

• 60 secs

• 15 secs

• 90 secs

The lower aerobic threshold is...

• 80% MHR

• 70% MHR

• 60% MHR

• 90% MHR

Fartlek training is most appropriate for which of the following?

• Javelin Thrower

• Cross Country Runner

• 200m Sprinter

• Football Player