OCR · J587
OCR GCSE PE
30 topics and 230 questions for OCR's two written papers.
The two written papers
- J587/01 Physical factors affecting performance. 60 marks, 60 minutes.
- J587/02 Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology. 60 marks, 60 minutes.
Questions use OCR's terms: the frontal, transverse and longitudinal axes, and SMART as specific, measurable, achievable, recorded and timed.
Applied anatomy and physiology OCR Paper 1
- OCR 1.1.aPractice
Bones and the functions of the skeleton
- Name and locate the major bones at the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle
- Apply the functions of the skeleton to sporting examples
- Link the shape of a bone to what it does in movement
- OCR 1.1.aLessonPractice
Joints, movements, ligaments and tendons
- Name hinge and ball and socket joints and the bones that meet at each
- Match flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction, plantar flexion and dorsiflexion to joints and sporting actions
- Explain the roles of ligaments, tendons, cartilage and the parts of a synovial joint
- OCR 1.1.bPractice
Muscles and how they work in pairs
- Name and locate the major muscles and the movement each one causes
- Identify the agonist and antagonist (and, for OCR, the fixator) in a sporting action
- Explain concentric, eccentric and isometric contractions and fast and slow twitch fibres
- OCR 1.1.dLessonPractice
The heart, blood vessels and blood
- Trace the pathway of blood through the chambers, valves and vessels of the heart
- Link the structure of arteries, capillaries and veins to their jobs
- Explain vascular shunting, vasodilation and vasoconstriction during exercise
- OCR 1.1.dPractice
Breathing, gas exchange and lung volumes
- Trace the pathway of air from the mouth and nose to the alveoli
- Explain the features of alveoli that make gas exchange efficient
- Read tidal volume and the reserve volumes on a spirometer trace and explain how they change in exercise
- OCR 1.1.d, OCR 1.1.eLessonPractice
Heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output
- Use cardiac output = stroke volume x heart rate, and minute ventilation = tidal volume x breathing rate
- Read a heart rate graph, including the anticipatory rise and changes in intensity
- Explain why heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output rise during exercise
- OCR 1.1.dLessonPractice
Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
- Write the word equations for aerobic and anaerobic respiration
- Decide whether an activity is mainly aerobic or anaerobic from its intensity and duration
- Explain EPOC (oxygen debt), lactic acid and the methods of recovery
- OCR 1.1.ePractice
Short- and long-term effects of exercise
- Describe the immediate and short-term effects of exercise
- Explain the long-term training effects on the heart, lungs, muscles and bones
- Link each long-term effect to better performance
Movement analysis OCR Paper 1
- OCR 1.1.cLessonPractice
Levers and mechanical advantage
- Identify first, second and third class levers from the order of fulcrum, effort and load
- Find the lever at the neck, elbow and ankle in a sporting action
- Calculate and explain mechanical advantage
- OCR 1.1.cPractice
Planes and axes of movement
- Name the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes
- Name the axes of rotation the way your board does
- Match somersaults, cartwheels and twists to their plane and axis
Physical training OCR Paper 1
- OCR 2.3Practice
Health, fitness, exercise and performance
- Define health, fitness, exercise and performance
- Explain how ill health can lower fitness and how a person can be fit but unhealthy
- Apply the definitions to sporting examples
- OCR 1.2.aPractice
Components of fitness
- Define the health-related and skill-related components of fitness
- Justify which components matter most for an activity or position
- Tell power, speed, strength and agility apart in examples
- OCR 1.2.aPractice
Fitness tests
- Match each fitness test to the component it measures
- Describe a test's procedure and how its result is recorded
- Explain the reasons for and limits of fitness testing, and compare a result with normative data
- OCR 1.2.bLessonPractice
Principles of training and FITT
- Define specificity, progressive overload, reversibility, individual needs and tedium
- Apply frequency, intensity, time and type to a training programme
- Spot which principle a training change applies or breaks
- OCR 1.2.bPractice
Training methods
- Describe continuous, Fartlek, interval, circuit, weight, plyometric and HIIT training
- Choose and justify a method for a performer's needs
- Give the advantages and disadvantages of each method
- OCR 1.2.cPractice
Preventing and treating injury
- Explain how to reduce the risk of injury in training and competition
- Name common sports injuries and the RICE treatment
- Spot the hazards in a sports setting and how to reduce them
- OCR 1.2.bPractice
Warm-up and cool-down
- Put the phases of a warm-up in order and give an example of each
- Explain the physical and mental benefits of a warm-up
- Explain the benefits of a cool-down
Sports psychology OCR Paper 2
- OCR 2.2Practice
Skill, ability and classifying skills
- Tell skill and ability apart, and describe skilful movement
- Place skills on the open-closed, basic-complex, self-paced and externally paced, and gross-fine continua
- Choose practice structures to suit a skill
- OCR 2.2Practice
Goal setting and SMART targets
- Tell performance and outcome goals apart
- Use your board's SMART letters to write and review a target
- Explain how goal setting improves motivation, adherence and performance
- OCR 2.2LessonPractice
Guidance and feedback
- Compare visual, verbal, manual and mechanical guidance for beginners and elite performers
- Tell intrinsic, extrinsic, knowledge of results, knowledge of performance, positive and negative feedback apart
- Justify the best guidance and feedback for a performer
- OCR 2.2Practice
Arousal and mental preparation
- Describe and draw the inverted-U relationship between arousal and performance
- Match arousal level to gross and fine skills
- Explain imagery, mental rehearsal, selective attention, positive self-talk and deep breathing
Socio-cultural influences OCR Paper 2
- OCR 2.1.aPractice
Participation in physical activity and sport
- Explain how gender, age, ethnicity, disability, income and other factors affect participation
- Read participation data and describe a trend
- Suggest promotion, provision and access strategies to raise participation
- OCR 2.1.bPractice
Commercialisation, sponsorship and the media
- Explain the golden triangle of sport, sponsorship and the media
- Weigh the advantages and disadvantages for performers, sports, officials, spectators and sponsors
- Evaluate the effects of technology on sport
- OCR 2.1.cPractice
Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance
- Define etiquette, sportsmanship, gamesmanship, deviance and the contract to compete
- Give the reasons for and consequences of deviance at elite level
- Explain the reasons for player violence
- OCR 2.1.cPractice
Performance-enhancing drugs and blood doping
- Match each type of drug to its effect and to the performers who might misuse it
- Explain how blood doping works and its risks
- Weigh the disadvantages to the performer and to the sport
Health, fitness and well-being OCR Paper 2
- OCR 2.3Practice
Physical, emotional and social well-being
- Explain the physical, emotional and social benefits of taking part
- Explain how lifestyle choices such as smoking, alcohol and sleep affect health
- Apply the benefits to different age groups
- OCR 2.3Practice
Sedentary lifestyles, obesity and body types
- Explain the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle
- Explain how obesity limits performance
- Match endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph body types to activities (AQA)
- OCR 2.3Practice
Diet, nutrition and hydration
- Give the role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibre and water
- Explain energy balance and the daily energy needs of different people
- Explain the effects of dehydration on performance
Use of data OCR Papers 1 and 2
- OCR 1.1.e, OCR 1.2.aPractice
Collecting and presenting data
- Tell quantitative and qualitative data apart
- Choose a collection method: questionnaire, survey, interview or observation
- Present data in a table, bar chart or line graph with labelled axes
- OCR 1.1.e, OCR 2.3LessonPractice
Reading and evaluating data
- Read values and trends from tables, bar charts, line graphs and pie charts
- Compare results with normative data
- Draw a conclusion and say how far the data supports it