Participation and the Health of the Nation | Edexcel A-Level Physical Education (9PE0)

Participation and the Health of the Nation

  • 37 questions
  • 3 subtopics
  • Component 2: psychological and social principles of physical education
  • Component 2

Participation and the Health of the Nation is examined in Component 2, Psychological and social principles of physical education.

It covers barriers to participation and the benefits of mass participation, mass participation initiatives in the UK and participation trends in the 21st century.

Sample questions from Participation and the Health of the Nation

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

  1. Barriers to participation and the benefits of mass participation

    How can gender stereotypes be a barrier to participation?

    Show the answer
    Stereotypes can suggest some sports are not for women or men. Fear of judgement discourages some people from taking part.
  2. Barriers to participation and the benefits of mass participation

    How can mass participation benefit elite sport?

    Show the answer
    A larger base of participants provides a bigger pool of talent. More people take part, so more potential champions are found.
  3. Mass participation initiatives in the UK

    What is parkrun?

    Show the answer
    Parkrun is a free, weekly, timed five-kilometre event held in parks. Parkrun began in 2004 at Bushy Park in London.
  4. Mass participation initiatives in the UK

    How do local authorities support mass participation?

    Show the answer
    Local authorities run leisure centres, parks and pitches. Many offer reduced prices for young, old or unemployed people.
  5. Participation trends in the 21st century

    Why have individual activities grown compared with team sports?

    Show the answer
    Individual activities can be done at any time without a team or fixture. People with busy lives prefer flexible exercise.
  6. Participation trends in the 21st century

    How does age affect participation trends?

    Show the answer
    Activity tends to fall as people get older. Older adults may face health problems and fewer suitable opportunities.

The 3 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic What it covers Questions
Barriers to participation and the benefits of mass participation Cost, time, access, gender stereotypes and disability as barriers, the health, social and economic benefits of mass participation, the link to elite sport, and wearable technology. 13
Mass participation initiatives in the UK Sport for All, Sport England, This Girl Can, parkrun, Couch to 5K, the Daily Mile, local authorities and national governing bodies, targeting under-represented groups, and how effective the initiatives are. 12
Participation trends in the 21st century Measuring adult participation in England, the activity guidelines, COVID-19, growing activities, individual against team sports, socio-economic status, disability, the gender gap, age, women's sport and reading participation data. 12
Participation and the Health of the Nation is 37 of the 2,108 questions in the guide.Get the guide, £8

How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

  1. Step 1 · Closed book

    Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.

  2. Step 2 · Open book

    Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.

  3. Step 3 · Closed book again

    Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.

Nearby topics

All 38 topics Guide overview

Edexcel A-Level Physical Education Active Recall Guide

Every topic, not just this one. 2,108 questions with their answers.

£8 GBP
Get the guide

Digital PDF, sent to the email address on your order.