Physical Education — Exercise Science, Biomechanics and Programme Design Test

Candidate name

Date

Sample-paper basis

sample Paper 1 MCQ/short answers and Paper 2 longer structured sport-science responses; practical performance is separate

Scope of this paper

This written test does not replace the practical examination component.

Candidate instructions

Answer all questions.
Show calculations with units.
Training advice must account for safety, progression and the athlete's data.

Part A — Objective check

5 marks

Which change most directly applies progressive overload to aerobic training?

Keeping distance and pace unchanged for eight weeks
Gradually increasing weekly duration while monitoring recovery
Changing shoe colour
Stretching only after every session

[1 marks]

During a stable submaximal run, cardiac output equals:

heart rate × stroke volume
stroke volume ÷ heart rate
tidal volume × breathing frequency
systolic − diastolic pressure

[2 marks]

State the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic feedback and give one sport example of each.

[2 marks]

Part B — Training data

15 marks

Standardised step test
Athlete	Rest HR	Rest stroke volume	Immediate HR	Immediate stroke volume	HR after 3 min
K	62 bpm	72 mL	154 bpm	108 mL	92 bpm
L	64 bpm	70 mL	158 bpm	104 mL	112 bpm

4(a)

Calculate Athlete K's cardiac output at rest and immediately after the step test. State the percentage increase.

[6 marks]

4(b)

Compare recovery of K and L and explain two physiological adaptations that could account for the difference after endurance training.

[6 marks]

4(c)

Give three limitations of concluding from this one test that K has better overall fitness.

[3 marks]

Part C — Biomechanics

8 marks

5(a)

A 0.45 kg ball changes velocity from 12 m s⁻¹ east to 18 m s⁻¹ west in 0.060 s. Calculate the average force on the ball, including direction.

[5 marks]

5(b)

Explain how increasing follow-through time changes average force for the same momentum change, and why a player may nevertheless seek a large impulse when striking.

[3 marks]

Part D — Programme design

7 marks

Design a four-week return-to-running microcycle for an athlete after medical clearance from a minor ankle injury. Apply FITT, progression, specificity and recovery. Give two stop/review criteria and two outcome measures.

[7 marks]

Every question and figure is original AceDSE work; official samples were used only to calibrate format, complexity and reasoning depth.
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Physical Education

Exercise Science, Biomechanics and Programme Design Test