Training Methods and Periodisation | Edexcel A-Level Physical Education (9PE0)
Training Methods and Periodisation
- 66 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 1: scientific principles of physical education
- Component 1
Training Methods and Periodisation is examined in Component 1, Scientific principles of physical education.
It covers periodisation cycles and recovery strategies, continuous, fartlek, interval, circuit and cross training, flexibility, resistance, plyometric and SAQ training and training at altitude and in heat and humidity.
Sample questions from Training Methods and Periodisation
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Periodisation cycles and recovery strategies
How does the specific preparation phase differ from the general preparation phase?
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The specific preparation phase shifts training towards the exact demands of the event. Intensity rises, volume falls and sessions become more sport-specific. -
Periodisation cycles and recovery strategies
Why does an active cool-down speed up recovery?
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An active cool-down keeps heart rate and breathing raised, maintaining oxygen supply to the muscles. The skeletal muscle pump prevents blood pooling and speeds lactate removal. -
Continuous, fartlek, interval, circuit and cross training
Give a disadvantage of fartlek training.
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Intensity is hard to control, so a less motivated performer may not work hard enough. Progress is also difficult to measure. -
Continuous, fartlek, interval, circuit and cross training
What is circuit training?
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Circuit training is a series of exercises at stations, each done for a set time or number of repetitions. Consecutive stations work different muscle groups. -
Flexibility, resistance, plyometric and SAQ training
Give an advantage and a disadvantage of training with free weights.
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Free weights develop balance and stabilising muscles through natural movement patterns. Free weights need good technique and a spotter, raising injury risk for novices. -
Flexibility, resistance, plyometric and SAQ training
Evaluate SAQ training for a rugby player.
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SAQ drills are short, mirror the movement patterns of the game and fit easily into a warm-up. The drills are pre-planned, so they do not train reactive decision-making. -
Training at altitude and in heat and humidity
Give two disadvantages of altitude training.
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Training intensity has to fall, which can cause detraining. Altitude sickness can occur, with headaches and nausea. -
Training at altitude and in heat and humidity
What adaptations result from heat acclimatisation?
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Plasma volume increases, and sweating starts earlier and more heavily. Sweat becomes more dilute, conserving sodium, and heart rate at a given workload falls.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Periodisation cycles and recovery strategies | Macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles, general and specific preparation, competition, tapering and transition phases, double periodisation, the footballer and the marathon runner, and cool-downs, massage, ice baths and compression clothing. | 16 |
| Continuous, fartlek, interval, circuit and cross training | Continuous training for a triathlete, fartlek for a hockey player, interval and high-intensity interval training for a 1500 m runner, circuit training, and cross training for an injured runner, with the drawbacks of each. | 15 |
| Flexibility, resistance, plyometric and SAQ training | Static, ballistic and PNF stretching, free weights and machines, parachutes and pulleys, assisted training, plyometrics for a volleyball player, SAQ training for a rugby player, and functional stability training. | 20 |
| Training at altitude and in heat and humidity | Endurance at altitude, live high and train low, acclimatisation and its duration, the drawbacks and fading benefits of altitude training, simulated altitude, heat acclimatisation, pre-cooling, humidity and the Tokyo 2020 marathons in Sapporo. | 15 |
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.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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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.
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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.
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