ZIMSEC · A Level
Physical Education, Sport and Mass Displays
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Form 5 · Lower 6 4 topics
- Exercise physiology and energy systems ATP is the only immediate source of energy for muscle contraction; it is resynthesised by three systems:
- Biomechanics Weight, reaction, friction (spikes increase friction), air resistance (streamlining in cycling), and the effect of spin (Magnus effect – topspin dips, backspin lifts).
- Sport psychology Trait, social learning and interactionist theories; attitudes can be changed through persuasion and cognitive dissonance.
- Skill acquisition Classified on continua: open–closed, gross–fine, discrete–serial–continuous, self-paced–externally paced, simple–complex.
Form 6 · Upper 6 2 topicsExam year
- Training and performance analysis Specificity, progression, overload (FITT), reversibility, individual differences, recovery and moderation.
- Sport in society, management and mass displays Sport and culture, nationalism and national identity, the role of the media and sponsorship, commercialisation, professionalism and amateurism, and globalisation of sport. Issues: gender equity, disability sport (Paralympic movement), violence and hooliganism, corruption and match-fixing, and doping.