NSWPDHPE

Core 2: Factors Affecting Performance

8 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does training affect performance?

The energy systems: alactacid system (ATP/PC), lactic acid system, aerobic system - the source of fuel, efficiency of ATP production, duration the system can operate, cause of fatigue, by-products of energy production, process and rate of recovery
A focused answer to the HSC PDHPE Core 2 dot point on energy systems. The ATP-PC, lactic acid, and aerobic systems compared on fuel source, ATP yield, duration, fatigue cause, by-products, and recovery rate. With worked HSC past exam questions.
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Physiological adaptations in response to training: resting heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output, oxygen uptake and lung capacity, haemoglobin level, muscle hypertrophy, effect on fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibres
A focused answer to the HSC PDHPE Core 2 dot point on physiological adaptations. Resting heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, oxygen uptake, lung capacity, haemoglobin, muscle hypertrophy, and the differential adaptation of slow- and fast-twitch fibres.
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Principles of training: progressive overload, specificity, reversibility, variety, training thresholds, warm-up and cool-down
A focused answer to the HSC PDHPE Core 2 dot point on the seven principles of training. Progressive overload, specificity, reversibility, variety, training thresholds, warm-up and cool-down explained with sport-specific examples.
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Types of training and training methods: aerobic, eg continuous, fartlek, aerobic interval, circuit; anaerobic, eg anaerobic interval; flexibility, eg static, ballistic, PNF, dynamic; strength training, eg resistance, isotonic, isometric, isokinetic
A focused answer to the HSC PDHPE Core 2 dot point on training methods. Aerobic (continuous, fartlek, interval, circuit), anaerobic interval, flexibility (static, ballistic, PNF, dynamic), and strength training (isotonic, isometric, isokinetic) - what each is, who uses it, and why.
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How can nutrition and recovery strategies affect performance?

How can psychology affect performance?

Motivation (positive, negative, intrinsic, extrinsic); anxiety and arousal (trait and state anxiety, sources of stress, optimum arousal); psychological strategies to enhance motivation and manage anxiety (concentration, mental rehearsal, relaxation, goal-setting)
A focused answer to the HSC PDHPE Core 2 dot points on sport psychology. Motivation (intrinsic, extrinsic, positive, negative), anxiety and arousal, the inverted-U hypothesis, and the four psychological strategies (concentration, mental rehearsal, relaxation, goal-setting).
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How does the acquisition of skill affect performance?

Stages of skill acquisition: cognitive, associative, autonomous. Characteristics of the learner: personality, heredity, confidence, prior experience, ability. The learning environment: nature of the skill, the performance elements, practice method, feedback. Assessment of skill and performance: characteristics of skilled performers, objective and subjective performance measures, validity and reliability of tests, personal versus prescribed judging criteria.
A focused answer to the HSC PDHPE Core 2 dot point on skill acquisition. The three stages (cognitive, associative, autonomous), characteristics of the learner, factors in the learning environment, types of practice (massed, distributed, whole, part), and types of feedback.
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