GCSE Physical Education Revision – Attitudes to sport

TEST IT!

1. The Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) is having a big impact on sport in schools.

a) What are its key aims?

b) Write down to three strands of the PESSYP and describe them.

1. i. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ii. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. iii. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. A local town council has started to discuss whether it would be a good idea to build a local sports centre.

a) Name two issues that could affect their decision and why.

1. i. __________________________________________________________
2. ii. __________________________________________________________

b) What’s the difference between a local governing body and a sports governing body?

c) Nowadays people have much more leisure time to enjoy sport in. Give three reasons why?

1. i. __________________________________________________________
2. ii. __________________________________________________________
3. iii. __________________________________________________________

1. Lauren comes from a very sporty family whereas Joanna’s family aren’t so active.

a) Why might Lauren be more inclined to take up a sport than Joanna?

b) How can peer pressure have a positive and negative impact on whether these girls take up a sport?

c) Lauren and Joanna are both female: name one difficulty they might face if they want to get into sport professionally.

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ANSWERS

a)

1. i. 5 hour offer or 5 x 60 or 16+ 5 hours more likely to be out of school
2. ii. 2 hours curriculum time for PE
3. iii. 3 hours extra-curricular time

b) Choose three from:

1. i. Club links
2. ii. Competition
3. iii. Coaching
4. iv. Continuing professional development
5. v. Gifted and Talented
6. vi. Swimming
7. vii. Leadership and volunteering
8. viii. Disability
9. ix. Extending activities
10. x. Infrastructure

a) Examples:

1. i. Demand: if there’s no demand then it would be a waste of money.
2. ii. Scope: if there’s no space to build it close to the centre then maybe it would be hard for people to reach.
3. iii. Funding: there needs to be enough money not only to build it but to keep it going.

b) Local authorities organise sports centres and outdoor pitches within their governing area for the general public while sports governing bodies provide facilities for training and performance for more professional athletes.

c) Examples:

1. i. working for a shorter period of their life
2. ii. living longer so they have more time after they retire
3. iii. being able to afford to take time off my holidays as they get paid for this period
4. iv. being able to job share or work part-time
5. v. spending less time on housework

a) Because she could have more motivation from her family to start up a sport or start to like it because she’s surrounded by it more.

b) The peer pressure could be positive in the sense that the friends enjoy sport and so the girls are more likely to take part in sport also. If the peer pressure is the opposite in that the friends dislike sport or discourage the girls from taking part in sport then this will have a negative impact.

c) Examples:

1. i. harder for women to take part in many sports
2. ii. they have to deal with stereotypes
3. iii. they could feel intimidated