AQA GCSE Physical Education key terms

A drug taken to improve sporting performance. Using a prohibited PED in competition is cheating.

A target for improving a performer’s own performance, without comparison with other performers.

A person's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

The condition of the body and its systems, including the ability to carry out everyday tasks.

An imaginary flat surface in which movement takes place.

Movement at the ankle that points the foot and toes away from the shin, increasing the angle between the top of the foot and the shin.

A section of a graph where the measured value stays approximately constant.

Training to increase power through an eccentric contraction followed rapidly by a larger concentric contraction, as in bounding or depth jumping.

A place on a bone where a muscle is anchored, allowing its contraction to pull on the bone.

Information or praise that identifies what a performer did correctly, encouraging them to repeat it.

Giving yourself encouraging statements or positive instructions to build confidence, maintain focus and control arousal.

The phase after competition, aimed at rest and recovery while light aerobic training maintains a level of general fitness.

The ability to apply strength quickly; often described as explosive strength.

Decided in advance; for example, the intended outcome of a sporting action.

The training phase before competition, aimed at developing general/aerobic fitness and the specific fitness needed for a sport.

Newspapers and magazines that communicate news, reports and other content, in print or online.

Gradually increasing training demands as the body adapts, so that further fitness improvements occur.

A substance that sporting rules forbid a performer from using.

A nutrient needed for the growth and repair of muscle tissue.

Gentle activity that gradually increases heart rate, raising body temperature and increasing oxygen delivery to working muscles.

The group of muscles at the front of the thigh that straightens the leg at the knee.

Information expressed as descriptions rather than numerical measurements, often involving opinions or feelings.

Data expressed as numbers, such as measurements or counts.

A set of questions that participants answer to provide information.

The forearm bone on the thumb side, extending between the elbow and wrist.

The time between a stimulus and the start of a response to it.

A feature of a target that means it is challenging but achievable given the performer's ability and circumstances.