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Leaving Cert Physical Education: Coaching & choreography

How often Coaching & choreography comes up on the Physical Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Coaching & choreography, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Coaching & choreography.

(a)A good coach giving feedback to a young performer usually?
  1. Lists every error at once
  2. Praises, corrects one point, encourages
  3. Gives feedback only after defeats
(b)A choreographic device where dancers perform the same movement one after another is?
  1. Motif
  2. Unison
  3. Canon
(c)Why does a coach set short-term goals along with a long-term goal?
  1. They are steps towards the long-term goal
  2. They replace the need for a training plan
  3. Only long-term goals affect performance
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(a) Praises, corrects one point, encourages

(b) Canon

(c) They are steps towards the long-term goal

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Coaching & choreography.

Higher Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q15
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q4
2021Q16

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Coaching & choreography questions

Coaching & choreography, 2 marks

In a group dance, performers join in one after another until all are moving. This device is?

  1. Unison
  2. Motif
  3. Accumulation
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Accumulation

In accumulation dancers join the movement one at a time, building up the group. In unison they all move together from the start.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Q15
2023Q17
2022Not asked
2021Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Coaching & choreography questions

Coaching & choreography, 2 marks

What makes a good coaching point?

  1. Long, with every detail at once
  2. Given only at the end of the season
  3. Short, clear and about one key feature
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Short, clear and about one key feature

Learners can only take in a little at a time. One clear cue, like eyes on the ball, is easier to remember and use than a long list.

Coaching & choreography, 2 marks

Which is a key quality of an effective coach?

  1. Ignoring the players' needs
  2. Clear communication
  3. Never giving feedback
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Clear communication

A good coach explains and demonstrates clearly, listens to players, gives useful feedback and adapts sessions to each performer's level.

Coaching & choreography, 3 marks

Why should a coach break a difficult skill into progressions?

  1. So learners succeed step by step
  2. To make the session longer
  3. To avoid giving feedback
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So learners succeed step by step

Starting simple and adding difficulty builds confidence and good technique. For example, a lay-up can be taught standing, then walking, then running.

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