Movement Analysis | OCR GCSE Physical Education (J587)
Movement Analysis
- 32 questions
- 2 subtopics
- J587/01
- J587/01
Movement Analysis is examined in J587/01, Physical factors affecting performance.
It covers lever systems and mechanical advantage and Planes and axes of movement.
Sample questions from Movement Analysis
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Lever systems and mechanical advantage
Explain how the ankle acts as a second class lever when a sprinter pushes off the blocks.
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The fulcrum is the ball of the foot and the load is the body's weight acting through the ankle. The effort comes from the gastrocnemius pulling on the heel through the Achilles tendon. -
Lever systems and mechanical advantage
Why does a second class lever always give a mechanical advantage?
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The load always sits between the fulcrum and the effort, so the effort arm is always longer than the resistance arm. A heavy load such as the whole body can be lifted with relatively little effort. -
Planes and axes of movement
Where is the frontal axis?
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The frontal axis runs horizontally from the front to the back of the body. Movements in the frontal plane, such as a cartwheel, turn about the frontal axis. -
Planes and axes of movement
In which plane does the leg move when a footballer kicks a ball straight ahead?
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The kicking leg moves in the sagittal plane. The hip and knee flex and extend about the transverse axis.
The 2 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Lever systems and mechanical advantage | First, second and third class levers at the neck, ankle and elbow, the effort arm and resistance arm, and mechanical advantage with worked calculations. | 16 |
| Planes and axes of movement | The sagittal, frontal and transverse planes, the frontal, transverse and longitudinal axes, and the planes and axes of somersaults, cartwheels, spins, kicks and golf swings. | 16 |
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.
Nearby topics
OCR GCSE Physical Education Active Recall Guide
Every topic, not just this one. 496 questions with their answers.