Advanced Physical Education & Sport for

Completely updated to match the revised course specifications, this is the key text for all A-Level courses in PE and Sport. Written by leading examiners and teachers, the book covers all course requirements with exceptional clarity.

Introduction

v

About the author

vi

Acknowledgements

vii

Part 1 Anatomy, biomechanics and physiology

1

(78)

Introduction to the skeletal system

2

(8)

Joints and muscles

10

(17)

Skeletal muscle: structure, function and control

27

(11)

The mechanics of movement

38

(7)

Structure and function of the heart

45

(12)

Structure and function of the vascular system

57

(8)

The respiratory system

65

(14)

Further reading

77

(2)

Part 2 Skill acquisition

79

(48)

Skill and its characteristics

80

(8)

Theories related to the learning of skills

88

(22)

Theories related to the teaching of skills

110

(17)

Further reading

126

(1)

Part 3 Sociocultural aspects of physical education and sport

127

(72)

The origins and study of sport

128

(8)

Leisure, recreation and play

136

(7)

Physical and outdoor education

143

(6)

The organisation of sport in the United Kingdom

149

(12)

The organisation of European sport and global games

161

(9)

Sport in society and the pursuit of excellence

170

(11)

Factors affecting participation in sport

181

(7)

Deviance in sport

188

(4)

Sport and the media

192

(7)

Further reading

197

(2)

Part 4 Exercise physiology

199

(58)

Energy

200

(9)

Energy and exercise

209

(8)

The recovery process

217

(6)

Principles of training

223

(10)

Physical fitness

233

(24)

Further reading

255

(2)

Part 5 Psychology of physical education and sport

257

(50)

Individual differences

258

(21)

Social influences

279

(14)

Stress and its management

293

(14)

Further reading

304

(3)

Part 6 The historical development of sport

307

(30)

The era of popular recreation

308

(6)

Nineteenth-century athleticism and the role of the public school

314

(8)

Industrialisation and rational sport

322

The emergence of physical education

239

(98)

Further reading

335

(2)

Part 7 Comparative studies of sport

337

(55)

North America

338

(7)

Australia

345

(9)

France

354

(38)

Further reading

363

(1)

Exam questions

Anatomy, biomechanics and physiology

364

(2)

Skill acquisition

366

(2)

Sociocultural aspects of physical education and sport

368

(2)

Exercise physiology

370

(2)

Psychology of physical education and sport

372

(2)

The historical development of sport

374

(2)

Comparative studies of sport

376

(2)

Revision guides

Anatomy, biomechanics and physiology

378

(2)

Skill acquisition

380

(2)

Sociocultural aspects of physical education and sport

382

(2)

Exercise physiology

384

(2)

Psychology of physical Education and sport

386

(2)

The historical development of sport

388

(2)

Comparative studies of sport

390

(2)

Research guidelines

392

(3)

Glossary

395

(8)

Index

403

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