OCR GCSE (9-1) Physical Education Revision Guide - Paper 2 - Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology

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OCR GCSE (9-1) Physical Education Paper 2 revision guide covering socio-cultural issues and sports psychology. The booklet provides a revision checklist of specification points on participation trends in the UK, engagement patterns across social groups, strategies and agencies to increase involvement, and the role of sport, sponsorship and media (including effects on commercialisation). It also supports skill and performance revision through sports psychology concepts, SMART goals, guidance, feedback, health, fitness, and well-being, with practice questions in red boxes and exam application to sporting examples.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages53

Reading Time2 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

Revision Check List

2.1.a Current physical activity trends in the UK

2.1.b The golden triangle (sport, sponsorship and the media)

2.1.c Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance

2.2 Sports psychology

2.3 Health, fitness and well-being

How this booklet works

Applying knowledge to sporting examples (AO2)

Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activity and sport

Other findings from Sport England (2015)

Findings from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS - 2011)

OCR GCSE (9-1) Physical Education Revision Booklet Paper 2 Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology (02) Name: OCR GCSE (9-1) PE Revision Guide – Paper 2 Revision Check List Below is all of the information and skills that the exam board, OCR, state that you need to know ahead of your exam in their specification. In the question paper you will be tested on how well you have acquired the knowledge, skills and understanding set out in this specification. Tick off when you have revised and tested yourself on each section below. | | Revised | Tested | | --- | --- | --- | | 2.1.a Current physical activity trends in the UK. | | | | 2.1. a Participation in sport in the 5 main social groups. | | | | 2.1.a The agencies and strategies to increase participation in sport. | | | | 2.1.a The 14 factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport. | | | | 2.1.b The golden triangle (sport, sponsorship and the media). | | | | 2.1. b The effects of the media on commercialisation. | | | | 2.1. b The effects of sponsorship on commercialisation. | | | | 2.1.c Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance. | | | | 2.1.c Performance enhancing drugs and their effects on performance. | | | | 2.1.c The reasons why performers may use drugs and the impact of drug use in sport. | | | | | Revised | Tested | | --- | --- | --- | | 2.1. c The reasons for violence in sport. | | | | 2.2 The characteristics of skilful movement. | | | | 2.2 The classification of skills using the difficulty and environmental continua. | | | | 2.2 The use of SMART goals. | | | | 2.2 The 4 mental preparation techniques used in sport. | | | | 2.2 The 4 types of guidance used in sport, including advantages and disadvantages. | | | | 2.2 The 6 types of feedback used in sport. | | | | 2.3 The physical, emotional and social health benefits of physical activity. | | | | 2.3 The physical, emotional and social consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. | | | | 2.3 The 7 components of a balanced diet and their use in sport. | | | OCR GCSE (9-1) PE Revision Guide – Paper 2 Contents | Page | | | --- | --- | | 4 | 2.1.a Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activity and sport | | 17 | 2.1.b Commercialisation of physical activity and sport | | 23 | 2.1.c Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport | | 30 | 2.2 Sports psychology | | 45 | 2.3 Health, fitness and well-being | How this booklet works In this booklet you will revise the information for the Paper 2 units (2.1. a – 2.3). As well as the main revision content, there will also be questions in red boxes for you to test yourself and answer. Your teacher will have the answers to these. In your exam you will need to apply your knowledge to sporting examples (AO2). There will be 20 marks available for this on each paper. Therefore, throughout this booklet in the blue boxes you will need to apply the content to sporting examples. For these you can either choose one of the nine sportspeople or sports below or give your own relevant example. 2.1.a – Engagement patterns of different social groups in physical activity and sport Physical Activity and Sport in the UK Sport England, National Governing Bodies for Sports and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are organisations involved in getting people to participate in sport. They also complete surveys and release figures that show current trends in participation in physical activity and sport. For your exam, you need to be familiar with these trends and may need to identify and discuss them from some data provided. Sport England’s Active People Survey: Once a week participation in funded sports (aged 16+)– This data is provided by the National Governing Body for each sport. | Sport: | Number of People Participating (Oct 2014-Sep 2015) | Number of People Participating (Oct 2015-Sep 2016) | Percentage of People Participating (Oct 2015-Sep 2016) | | ---

FAQs

What topics does Paper 2 focus on in the revision guide?

Paper 2 focuses on socio-cultural issues and sports psychology, including participation trends, social group engagement patterns, commercialisation factors, ethical issues, and sports psychology components.

How does the booklet help students test themselves while revising?

It includes a revision checklist and red question boxes that prompt students to test their knowledge and provide answers, with teachers having the answer key.

How should students use their knowledge during the exam?

Students must apply their knowledge to sporting examples (AO2). The booklet explains that there are 20 marks available for this on each paper and advises using provided sportspeople or a relevant own example.

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