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Leaving Cert Physical Education: Structures, strategies & roles

How often Structures, strategies & roles 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 5 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Structures, strategies & roles, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Structures, strategies & roles.

(a)In zonal marking, defenders?
  1. Each follow one opponent everywhere
  2. Guard an area, not a set opponent
  3. All push up to attack together
(b)A team leading late in a match keeps possession. This strategy aims to?
  1. Tire out their own defenders
  2. Score again as quickly as possible
  3. Control the game and run down the clock
(c)Targeting a slow full-back with a fast forward is an example of?
  1. Tactics based on opponent analysis
  2. A ritual or convention of the sport
  3. A rule of the game set by the NGB
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(a) Guard an area, not a set opponent

(b) Control the game and run down the clock

(c) Tactics based on opponent analysis

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Structures, strategies & roles.

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
2025Q11
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q13
2021Q10

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

More Structures, strategies & roles questions

Structures, strategies & roles, 3 marks

Why do relay teams often put a strong finisher on the anchor leg?

  1. The anchor leg is longest by rule
  2. The slowest runner always goes last
  3. To chase down or hold a lead at the finish
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To chase down or hold a lead at the finish

The last leg decides the result, so a runner who races well under pressure is placed there. Each leg is a role with its own demands, like the start or the bend.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q16
2024Q7
2023Q3, Q17
2022Q13
2021Q5, Q11

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

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Structures, strategies & roles, 3 marks

In games, a formation such as 4-4-2 is an example of a…

  1. Rule
  2. Convention
  3. Structure
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Structure

A structure is how the team is organised on the pitch. Strategies and tactics are then built on it, e.g. using the wide players to attack down the wings.

Structures, strategies & roles, 2 marks

A strategy is…

  1. A rule set by the governing body for the game
  2. An overall plan to reach a goal in a game or event
  3. A single skill used in a game, like a pass
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An overall plan to reach a goal in a game or event

A strategy is decided before the game, e.g. keep possession and tire the opponents. Players then use tactics during play to carry it out.

Structures, strategies & roles, 2 marks

Which of these is a non-playing role in sport?

  1. Referee
  2. Goalkeeper
  3. Midfielder
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Referee

Non-playing roles include referee, coach, captain off the field, first-aider, organiser and scorer. Goalkeeper and midfielder are playing positions.

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