Physical Education key terms

Training that varies speed, terrain and work:recovery ratios within a session.

A nutrient that supplies energy and can provide more energy than carbohydrate during low-intensity exercise.

Extreme physical or mental tiredness that can make it difficult to continue performing.

Information about a response that can help a performer assess it and improve future performance.

The thigh bone, extending from the hip to the knee.

Material in plant foods that is not digested and helps food and waste move through the digestive system.

The thinner bone on the outer side of the lower leg, alongside the tibia.

The ability to make small, precise movements accurately.

The ability to make small, precise movements, such as those needed to aim accurately.

A skill involving small, precise movements using small muscle groups, with high levels of accuracy and coordination.

A lever system with the fulcrum between the effort and the load.

The ability to meet or cope with the demands of the environment.

A standardised assessment used to measure a particular component of physical fitness.

An acronym for four features of training used to achieve overload: frequency, intensity, time and type.

A muscle that stabilises a joint or body part to support the agonist and prevent unwanted movement.

A broad, relatively thin bone, such as a rib or the sternum, that can protect a vital organ.

The range of movement possible at a joint.

A movement that decreases the angle at a joint, such as bending the elbow or knee.

The smooth, flowing execution of a movement, with its parts linked without unnecessary pauses or hesitation.

How often a performer trains, for example the number of sessions per week.

An imaginary horizontal line running through the body from front to back, around which movement in the frontal plane occurs.

An imaginary vertical surface dividing the body into front and back portions; sideways movements take place in this plane.

Feelings of annoyance or anger when progress towards a goal is blocked, such as when a player performs poorly or their team is losing.

The pivot about which a lever turns. In body movements this is usually a joint; when rising onto the toes, it is the ball of the foot.

Attempting to gain an advantage by bending the rules to their limit without breaking them, using tactics that go against the spirit of fair play.

Group attitudes and behaviour involving strong loyalty to a gang and, in hooliganism, defending a team or local territory against rival supporters.

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the air in the alveoli and the blood in surrounding capillaries.