AQA GCSE Physical Education key terms

A skill not affected by the environment or other performers, which tends to be performed the same way each time.

The process of using sport to generate income, including through sponsorship, advertising and selling broadcasting rights.

The phase when a performer competes, aimed at maintaining fitness levels and working on specific sporting skills.

A skill requiring a lot of decision making and a high level of coordination and thinking.

A difference in the concentration of a substance between two areas, along which diffusion occurs.

A muscle contraction in which the muscle shortens while producing tension.

Sustained aerobic exercise at a constant rate, without rests, for a minimum of 20 minutes.

A scale between two extremes. A skill can lie towards either end or somewhere between them.

An unwritten agreement to try to win while following the written and unwritten rules of a sport and allowing opponents a fair chance to compete and win.

Light exercise followed by stretching after activity, allowing exercise intensity, heart rate and breathing rate to decrease gradually.

A routine after exercise that gradually reduces activity intensity and helps the body return towards its resting state.

The ability to use two or more body parts together smoothly and efficiently.

A sudden, painful involuntary muscle contraction that can occur during or after intense exercise.

The skull bones surrounding the brain, located in the head.

The extent to which someone is trusted and believed, including confidence in an official’s decisions.

The amount of energy a person needs from food each day to support their body's functions and activity.

Examining data to identify specific values, comparisons, patterns and relationships.

Making a supported judgement about what data means, how useful it is and what conclusions it allows.

Selecting an appropriate response using incoming information and information held in memory.

Deliberately taking slow, controlled breaths in and out to help relax the body and control arousal.

Excessive loss of body water that interrupts the normal functioning of the body.

The muscle covering the shoulder that helps raise the arm.

A reduction in the desire or willingness to continue working towards a goal.

Blood with a relatively low oxygen content, such as blood returning from the body to the heart.

A mental health condition involving persistent low mood or loss of interest that can affect everyday life.

The volume of air breathed in or out with each breath.

A match between local rival teams.

The loss of fitness adaptations when training is reduced or stopped.