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Leaving Cert Physical Education

What has come up on the Physical Education papers (2021–2025), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Higher Level and Ordinary Level.

Higher Level Ordinary Level

Physical Education, Higher Level(7 marks)

Three quick ones from the Physical Education topics that come up most.

(a)A Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) allows an athlete to?
  1. Skip drug testing for the rest of a whole season
  2. Use a banned medicine for a real condition
  3. Take any supplement without checking it
(b)A key benefit of active play in infancy?
  1. Staying independent in later life
  2. Lowering stress from work
  3. Developing movement and motor skills
(c)Which is a health-related component of fitness on the course?
  1. Muscular strength
  2. Agility
  3. Explosive power
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(a) Use a banned medicine for a real condition

(b) Developing movement and motor skills

(c) Muscular strength

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Higher Level

491 flash cards and 286 step-by-step drill questions at Higher Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 Physical Education Higher Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Benefits & concepts of activity banker5 of 52025
Components of fitness banker5 of 52025
Ethics & fair play banker5 of 52025
Performance analysis & goals banker5 of 52025
Performance-enhancing drugs banker5 of 52025
Planes, axes & levers banker5 of 52025
Skilled performance & ability banker5 of 52025
Mental preparation strategies banker5 of 52025
Participation patterns & barriers banker5 of 52025
Safe practice, injury & first aid banker5 of 52025
Anti-doping rules & TUE banker5 of 52025
NGBs & pathways to excellence banker5 of 52025
Practice methods & principles most years4 of 52025
Psychological factors most years4 of 52024

More topics: Newton's laws, vectors & scalars, Aesthetic & artistic criteria, Energy systems, Fitness testing & test batteries, Nutrition & hydration, Sports supplements, Stages of skill learning, Training methods, Promotion, policies & role models, Principles of training & FITT, Recovery & overtraining, Coaching & choreography, Officiating & rules, Periodisation, Structures, strategies & roles, Types of feedback.

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Planes, axes & levers, 3 marks

A basketball defender side-steps across the court to stay with an attacker. In which plane do the legs mainly move?

  1. Sagittal
  2. Transverse
  3. Frontal
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Frontal

Moving the legs out to the side and back (abduction and adduction) happens in the frontal plane, which divides the body into front and back halves.

Performance analysis & goals, 3 marks

A basketball player scores 12 of her 30 shots. What is her success rate?

  1. 60%
  2. 40%
  3. 25%
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40%

Success rate = 12 ÷ 30 × 100 = 40%. Tracking this over matches shows whether her shooting is improving.

Benefits & concepts of activity, 3 marks

A benefit of activity that is especially important for older adults?

  1. Better balance, so fewer falls
  2. Faster growth of long bones
  3. Higher trait anxiety
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Better balance, so fewer falls

Strength and balance work keeps muscle and coordination in older adulthood, cutting falls and helping people stay independent. Social contact eases isolation.

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Ordinary Level

391 flash cards and 189 step-by-step drill questions at Ordinary Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 Physical Education Ordinary Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Components of fitness banker5 of 52025
Benefits & concepts of activity banker5 of 52025
Safe practice, injury & first aid banker5 of 52025
Nutrition & hydration banker5 of 52025
Officiating & rules banker5 of 52025
Performance-enhancing drugs banker5 of 52025
Skilled performance & ability banker5 of 52025
Structures, strategies & roles banker5 of 52025
Psychological factors banker5 of 52025
Ethics & fair play most years4 of 52025
Anti-doping rules & TUE most years4 of 52025
Fitness testing & test batteries most years4 of 52025
Sports supplements most years4 of 52024
Planes, axes & levers most years4 of 52025

More topics: Practice methods & principles, Participation patterns & barriers, Promotion, policies & role models, Mental preparation strategies, Performance analysis & goals, Recovery & overtraining, Energy systems, Periodisation, Training methods, Newton's laws, vectors & scalars, Principles of training & FITT, Coaching & choreography, NGBs & pathways to excellence, Stages of skill learning, Types of feedback.

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Skilled performance & ability, 3 marks

A basketball player reads a pass before it is made. Which quality is this?

  1. Kinaesthetic awareness
  2. Flexibility
  3. Anticipation
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Anticipation

Anticipation means reading cues (the passer's eyes, body angle) to predict what will happen next. It gives the player extra time to move and make the interception.

Psychological factors, 3 marks

A golfer blocks out crowd noise to focus on the putt. This is called…

  1. Extrinsic motivation
  2. Selective attention
  3. Somatic anxiety
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Selective attention

Selective attention means focusing on the important cues, like the line of the putt, and ignoring others, like noise or cameras. It is a key part of concentration.

Components of fitness, 3 marks

A gymnast holding a handstand mainly needs…

  1. Static balance
  2. Speed
  3. Cardiorespiratory endurance
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Static balance

Static balance is keeping the body steady while still. Dynamic balance is staying in control while moving, e.g. landing from a jump.

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