This pack contains my lengthy revision pack of information on the injury prevention and the rehabilitation of injuries unit for A-level edexcel PE (2.3). 2.3.1 Knowledge and understanding of the different classifications of common sporting injuries. 2.3.2 Acute injuries: cruciate ligament injury; soft tissue damage, sprain, Achilles tendon injury, fracture, dislocation. 2.3.3 Overuse injuries: strain, shin splints (periostitis), tendonitis (including tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow), stress fractures. 2.3.4 Prevention of injuries Conditioning, muscle balance, technique, protective equipment, managing risks. Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Physical Education Specification – Issue 2 – September 2020 © Pearson Education Limited 2020 13 Subject content What students need to learn 2.3.5 Rehabilitation from injuries Contemporary recovery methods and timescales for return to play for injuries in 2.3.1, e.g. ultrasounds, physiotherapy, hyperbaric chambers, oxygen tents, compression garments, ice baths, nutrition, climate chambers, cryotherapy. POLICE – Protection, Optimal Loading, Ice, Compression, Elevation. RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Advantages and disadvantages of rehabilitation strategies.

This pack contains all revision resources for linear, angular and projectile motion, as well as fluid mechanics. This comes under the edexcel A-level PE specification of sub-topics 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7. 2.4 - Linear motion: 2.4.1 Knowledge and understanding of the factors associated with linear motion and the application of definitions, equations, calculations and units of measurement in a sporting context. 2.4.2 Calculation of the distance and displacement, speed and average speed, velocity and acceleration. Speed = distance/time (s =d/t) Velocity = displacement/time or distance/time (m/s) Acceleration = (final velocity – initial velocity)/time taken (m/s²) 2.5 - Angular motion: 2.5.1 Knowledge and understanding of how angular motion is applied in a sporting context. 2.5.2 Factors affecting moment of inertia: mass and distribution of mass from axis of rotation. 2.5.3 Effects of increasing or decreasing the moment of inertia when rotating about an axis (whole body or specific joint). 2.5.4 Conservation of angular momentum during flight, moment of inertia and its relationship with angular velocity 2.6 - Projectile motion: 2.6.1 Knowledge, understanding and application of projectile motion in refining technique in different sporting contexts. 2.6.2 Forces acting during flight that affect projectile motion: gravity, air resistance and lift forces. 2.6.3 Factors that determine the horizontal displacement of a projectile: velocity of release, height of release, angle of release. 2.6.4 Technique modification through the application of technology by the performer and coach in order to improve performance. 2.7 - Fluid mechanics s 2.7.1 Knowledge, understanding and application of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics to appropriate sports contexts. 2.7.2 Factors affecting fluid friction and air resistance: velocity, drag force, mass, streamlining and surface characteristics of body. 2.7.3 Interaction of lift forces with objects: upward and downward lift forces, angle of attack and the Bernoulli effect. 2.7.4 Types of spin: topspin, backspin, sidespin. Magnus effect and how they impact on flight path and bounce. 2.7.5 Principles of fluid mechanics and how it has influenced technological advancements in technique modification, clothing/suits, equipment/apparatus.

This pack contains all revision resources on the coach and performer unit for A-level PE edexcel specification (3.1). 3.1.1 Coaching styles to improve the performance of learners: command, reciprocal, guided discovery and problem solving. 3.1.2 The development of tactics and strategies in a competition or performance to optimise outcome. 3.1.3 Dissection of a skill in order to identify technical elements: preparation, execution and recovery phases leading to the correct result or outcome. Exploration of how to analyse a skill in order to identify any technical strengths and weaknesses. How to compare to higher-level performer.

This pack contains all revision resources on energy systems (1.4) under the A-level PE edexcel specification. 1.4.1 Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of energy, with specific reference to physical activity and sport. 1.4.2 Understanding of the forms of energy, processes by which it is regenerated, how depletion occurs and the recovery process. 1.4.3 Forms of energy to include: mechanical, electrical, potential, chemical and kinetic. The role of energy as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in muscular contraction and the use of phosphocreatine (PC), glycogen and fat as sources for ATP re-synthesis. 1.4.4 The characteristics and physiology of the three energy pathways (ATP-PC, glycolytic and aerobic). 1.4.5 The characteristics of the three pathways with regards to ease and speed of ATP production, the force of contraction that each will support, the intensity and duration of exercise supported by each as the dominant energy provider, and the regeneration of ATP for each pathway. 1.4.6 The principle of the energy continuum when based around athletic running events. 1.4.7 Use of the continuum as a medium to support understanding of the joint and collaborative role of the three energy pathways in physical activity. 1.4.8 Positioning of athletic running events on the energy continuum. 1.4.9 The concept of fatigue and factors that contribute to fatigue: energy depletion, dehydration and the build-up of waste products (including an exploration of the role of lactic acid in performance). 1.4.10 Stages of recovery and their application to specific physical and sporting contexts. 1.4.11 The fast component of recovery and re-phosphorylisation; the speed and rate of phosphogen replenishment. 1.4.12 The slow component of recovery; the oxidation of lactate (removal of lactate and H+), replenishment of energy stores and the two-hour window of opportunity: rehydration, physical cooling and thermoregulation; the 48-hour window of opportunity: resaturation of myoglobin, re-synthesis of protein, glycogen and carbohydrate (CHO); exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) and delayed onset muscular soreness (DOMS). 1.4.13 EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption), and the stages of recovery. 1.4.14 Understanding of how the energy systems respond acutely to the stress of warming up/priming exercise.

This pack contains all of my revision resources to understand the Tort law unit of OCR A-level law. This pack includes: Negligence Occupier’s Liability Act 1957 Occupier’s Liability Act 1984 Private nuisance Rylands v Fletcher Vicarious Liability

The OCR A-level law course requires students to answer a 20 mark evaluation on an area of tort law. With a good essay plan, the student can afford to memorise one essay plan for each question area. These examplar essay plans were graded at A-A*.

This pack contains revision resources for the memory models unit of A-level PE edexcel specification (3.7). 3.7.1 Information processing Components of information processing, including: input, stimulus identification, perception and selective attention, response selection, response programming, output – based on the models of Welford and Whiting. Detection, comparison and recognition (DCR) phases. 3.7.2 The three memory systems as short-term sensory store (STSS), short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM). 3.7.3 STM and STSS: capacity, duration, encoding, chunking, selective attention. 3.7.4 LTM: capacity, duration, encoding, recall, multi-store memory. 3.7.5 Link between STSS, STM and LTM in terms of retrieval and rehearsal and how this affects output. 3.7.6 Measuring reaction and response times using appropriate technology. Hick’s Law, simple/choice reaction time. Plotting, interpreting and analysing data generated from reaction and response times. Psychological refractory period. Implications to a coach and performer in optimising performance. 3.7.7 Understanding that schema theory is an organised package of information stored in LTM that updates and modifies motor programmes. Recall schema as in information about producing the movement. Recognition schema as in judging the movement. Schemas based on knowledge of the initial conditions, response specifications, sensory consequences and movement outcomes. Implications of schema theory to a coach and performer in optimising performance.

This pack contains my revision resources for the self-confidence and self-efficacy unit of A-level edexcel PE (4.5). 4.5.1 Knowledge and understanding of self-confidence. Knowledge and understanding of Vealey’s model of sport-specific confidence, including relevant sporting examples. 4.5.2 Self-efficacy Bandura Self-Efficacy: Explanation and effect of the four factors that build sport-specific self-confidence: past accomplishments, verbal persuasion, emotional arousal and vicarious experiences (modelling). Learned helplessness and its impact on performance.

This pack contains all revision resources on the the factors leading to the emergence and development of modern day sport unit of A-level edexcel PE (5.1). 5.1.1 Overview of the emergence and development of modern-day sport. The historical and social context of popular recreations: characteristics of mob activities (peasants) and those for the courtly/aristocracy in pre-industrial Britain – field sports, games and pastimes. 5.1.2 The effect of the Industrial Revolution on British society and how it was reflected in recreational activities. The impact on recreational activities leading from: industrialisation, urbanisation, education and transport developments. 5.1.3 The social cultural factors that influenced the development of rational recreation of sport in the post-industrial era. The role played by Thomas Arnold, Muscular Christianity and the cult of athleticism, the development of factory teams; the growth of the sporting press; establishment of the early national governing bodies (NGBs). 5.1.4 The emergence of competing for corporations rather than geographically-based teams; advantages and disadvantages. 5.1.5 Equality and diversity in disability sport and for gender, with specific reference to the ParaSport movement and improved opportunities for women in global sport. 5.1.6 Migration patterns of sporting labour and the impact on domestic competitions and national teams.

This pack contains all revision resources for the globalisation of sport unit in A-level edexcel PE (5.2). 5.2.1 Overview of the concept of the ‘globalisation of sport’; definition, features and the impacts on sport and society. 5.2.2 Colonial diffusion of sport across the British Empire; roles of the Army, Church, Industry and Education. Overview of the further creation and development of international sport. 5.2.3 The creation, development and impact of national and international governing bodies on sport and society. 5.2.4 The context and impact of participating at the modern Olympic Games, World Cups, and major international sporting events. Exploration of the issues of bidding for, staging and competing at world events.

This pack contains all revision resources on the A-level PE edexcel specification on diet and nutrition (2.1). 2.1.1 Knowledge and understanding of dietary manipulation for performance pre-, during and post-physical activity. 2.1.2 Optimal weight for performance to include energy balance, energy intake and expenditure. 2.1.3 Electrolytes, hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic solutions and their importance in maintaining hydration and performance. 2.1.4 The role and use of supplementation to enhance energy stores, hydration, recovery, metabolic process and delay fatigue. 2.1.5 Contemporary supplements. 2.1.6 Strategies for ensuring optimal food, fuel and fluid intake for pre-, during and post-physical activity: carbohydrate (CHO) loading, two-hour window of opportunity, protein intake, pre-, during and post-event hydration.

This pack contains all revision resources on the ethics and deviance in sport unit for the edexcel A-level PE course (5.4). 5.4.1 Knowledge and understanding of ethics and deviance in sport. The pressures on sports performers and spectators to behave in a deviant way. 5.4.2 The impact of commercialisation on the sportsmanship ethic and the growth of gamesmanship in the UK. 5.4.3 Deviance in sport: use of performance enhancing drugs, (early conception of drug use up to the modern day); blood doping and transfusions; diuretics and pain relief; simulation; bribery; ‘bungs’; match fixing, betting syndicates and other contemporary forms of deviance. 5.4.4 Different responses of national and international governing bodies, governments and the law to combat deviance in sport, including the utilisation of technology. 5.4.5 The role of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) in combating the use of performance enhancing drugs.

This pack contains all of my revision resources for the criminal law unit of OCR A-level law. This is one of the biggest units in A-level law, and can therefore be crucial to student’s final grades. This pack includes: Murder Loss of control defence Diminished responsibility defence Unlawful act manslaughter Gross negligence manslaughter GBH S20 & S18 ABH Battery Assault Robbery Burglary Theft Attempts Insanity Automatism Intoxication Duress of threats Self-defence Consent

This pack contains all of my revision resources for the Human Rights law unit of OCR A-level law. Most students find this the most tricky part of the course, so good revision documents are key to a good grade. Especially since this is worth at least 25% of their final grade. Including: Human rights background information The ECHR & the ECtHR Development of human rights in the UK Key cases that transformed human rights law The HRA 1998 ECtHR rulings that affected the UK Article 5 (right to liberty) Article 6 (right to a fair trial) Article 8 (right to a private life) Article 10 (right to freedom of expression) Article 11 (right to freedom of assembly) English law

This document contains all an A-level student needs to know about law & morality for the nature of law unit in OCR A-level law to achieve an A-A* grade.

This pack contains my examplar human rights evaluation essays for OCR A-level law. All of which achieved an A-A* grade rating.

The OCR A-level law course requires students to answer 8 and 12 mark questions on law making. These examplar essay plans were graded at A-A*.

Essay plans for the Edexcel A-level Politics course.

The global politics component of the A-level Edexcel Politics course is all about case studies. Case studies can build the bulk of a good argument in a 30 mark question. This pack includes: The growth of China Dominance of the USA The emergence of BRIC Countries The European Union The rise of terrorism How effective is liberal democracy?

This pack contains all the information needed for the nationalism ideologies component of the Edexcel A-level Politics course.