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Principles of Training GCSE PE

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which POT is this NOT adhering to?

A swimmer doing all their training on an athletics track?

a)

Reversibility

b)

Specificity

c)

Overload

d)

Frequency

2.

How can an athlete increase the overload of their training plan by 'INTENSITY'

a)

Increasing their session by 20mins

b)

Adding an interval session into their plan

c)

Increasing their distance sprinted by 20m

d)

Adding an extra day to their plan

3.

Which POT means making the sessions a little bit harder each week?

(a)  

4.

Taking 2 weeks off to go on holiday is causing which POT to apply?

a)

Progression

b)

Overload

c)

Specificity

d)

Reversibility

5.

How can we use the overload principle to increase FREQUENCY?

a)

Add a session in every sunday

b)

Add 30 mins onto your run

c)

Increase weight from 5kg to 8kg

d)

Add 20 secs onto each interval

6.

What is the correct meaning of SPOR

a)

Specific

Progress

Overload

Reverse

b)

Specificity

Progression

Overtrain

Reversibility

c)

Specificity

Progression

Overload

Reversibility

d)

Specify

Progress

Overload

Reversibility

7.

What does FITT stand for?

a)

Frequency

Interval

Time

Type

b)

Frequency

Intensity

Time

Type

c)

Frequent

Intense

Timed

Type

d)

Frequency

Intensity

Time

Typo

8.

Which POT means 'training the body harder then normal'?

(a)  

9.

Which of the following statements shows the principle of PROGRESSION?

a)

Doing more repetitions of the same weight in strength training

b)

Making sure you take enough rest intervals in a circuit session

c)

Varying the type of training you do in interval training

d)

Making sure the training is specific in plyometric training

10.

Which of the following is an example of the 'frequency' aspect of the FITT principle?

a)

Training at 70% max heart rate

b)

Training 3 x per week

c)

Training with few rest breaks

d)

Training using a variety of methods

11.

Which of the following best describes the principle of 'reversibility'?

a)

If a programme is reversed, fitness will improve

b)

Variety of training is important to relieve tedium

c)

Training should always be progressively more difficult

d)

Fitness can deteriorate if training stops

12.

Which of the following is the best example of the 'overload' principle?

a)

A weightlifter loses muscle hypertrophy due to injury and not training

b)

A javelin thrower lifts too much in a session

c)

A hockey player who adapts their training session to suit their needs

d)

A basketball player who works harder than normal in a training session

13.

Describe how the training plan in the photo (for a sprinter) takes the following POT into consideration:

SPECIFICITY

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