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Leaving Cert Physical Education: Principles of training & FITT

How often Principles of training & FITT 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 2023.

Principles of training & FITT, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Principles of training & FITT.

(a)Principle that training must match the demands of the activity?
  1. Reversibility
  2. Specificity
  3. Tedium
(b)Fitness gains are lost when training stops. This is the principle of?
  1. Readiness
  2. Overload
  3. Reversibility
(c)In the FITT formula, what does Time refer to?
  1. How long each session lasts
  2. The time of day of training
  3. The type of activity chosen
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(a) Specificity

(b) Reversibility

(c) How long each session lasts

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Principles of training & FITT.

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
2025Q14, Q15
2024Not asked
2023Q14, Q16
2022Q17
2021Not asked

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

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Principles of training & FITT, 3 marks

The principle of rest and recovery says?

  1. Rest days always reduce fitness
  2. Training every day gives faster gains
  3. Adaptation happens during rest, so plan it
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Adaptation happens during rest, so plan it

The body repairs and adapts after training, not during it. Without planned rest, fatigue builds and the risk of injury and overtraining rises.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2023.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Not asked
2023Q15
2022Q13, Q16
2021Not asked

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

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Principles of training & FITT, 2 marks

In FITT, what does the second T stand for?

  1. Tempo
  2. Target
  3. Type
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Type

FITT stands for Frequency (how often), Intensity (how hard), Time (how long) and Type (what kind of exercise). It is used to plan and adjust training.

Principles of training & FITT, 2 marks

Gradually increasing the training load over time is the principle of…

  1. Specificity
  2. Progression
  3. Reversibility
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Progression

The body adapts to a load, so the load must rise step by step to keep improving. Increasing it too fast raises the risk of injury.

Principles of training & FITT, 3 marks

A footballer stops training for six weeks and loses fitness. Which principle is this?

  1. Reversibility
  2. Overload
  3. Tedium
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Reversibility

Reversibility means fitness gains are lost when training stops. Endurance tends to be lost quickly, which is why players keep some training going in the off-season.

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