Year 13 Sports Studies

Short term technical & fatigue examination

1) Define the term ‘ergogenic aids’ and explain why athletes use them in their short-term preparation________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

2) Using an example, outline the technical checks that would be made before playing on a specific sports pitch or court___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

3) Give a brief outline and comment upon the use of anabolic steroids in sport________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

4) Highlight two potential health risks known to be associated with both anabolic steroids and creatine supplements______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

5) Describe the method of blood doping and its potential for improving endurance performance.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

6) Explain the difference between preparation and holding camps_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

7) How can an athlete’s diet after competing aid the recovery process?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

8) Onset of blood lactate accumulation (OBLA) is important for many athletes. Explain the term and describe why it would be significant for different types of athletes________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(6 marks)

9) Identify possible reasons for an increased need for oxygen after exercise once ATP stores have been replenished and all lactic acid has been removed________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(5 marks)

10) What is meant by the central governor theory and how is it related to fatigue_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

11) Explain why a cool down is important within an exercise regime_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

12) Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) is considered to have two components. State two aims of the first component and explain how this is achieved._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

13) After a particularly strenuous weight training session, a shot putter may experience muscle soreness immediately after the session and the following day. Explain the reasons for this during both of these times and identify strategies that could be used to keep the pain to a minimum________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(6 marks)

(Total – 55 marks)