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PST312M EXAM PREP
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PST312M EXAM PREP Q&A FROM 2020
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1. Define each of the following concepts: (6)
Physical involves teaching learners skills. It provides the teacher with the
education opportunity to educate learners through the experience of motor
movement. Further is teacher them about their bodies and physical
Sport is a human activity that involves administration and rules. Sport also
involves competition, challenge, and the use of certain skills. Also, any sport
has a definite historical background.
Recreation is a voluntary activity that is beneficial to the participant; recreation, by its
very nature, is undertaken during leisure or free time.
Play is a spontaneous and enjoyable activity that individuals engage in for its
own sake. A child must play to be able to learn.
2. Name and describe the THREE different types of coaches. (3"3-9) PAGE 100 - 101
a)AUTHORITATIAN
following are some characteristics of an authoritarian approach:
. win centred, winning judged by coach
. task orientated
. strict, disciplined
. good team spirit when winning, dissension when losing
. coach makes all decisions
. little or no communication development
. little or no trust in athletes
. sometimes motivates
. training structures inflexible
b)COOPERATIVE
The following are some characteristics of a cooperative approach:
. athlete centred
. social and task objectives
. winning judged by athlete and coach
. decisions are guided by coach, but shared
. communication style Ð telling, asking and listening
. communication development high
. trusts athletes
. motivates all
. training structure is flexible
c) CASUAL
The following are some characteristics of a casual approach:
. no emphasis on any philosophy
. no specific coaching objective in mind
. decisions made by athletes
. communication style Ð listening
. no communication development at all
. meaning of winning not defined
. no trust shown in athletes
. no motivation
. no training structure at all
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3. Name the FIVE instances In which a teacher can be found guilty of negligence.
(5) CHAPTER 10.5 PAGE 87
A. neglecting to assist injured learners
B. permitting learners to play unsafe games
C. not giving adequate instruction
D. taking unreasonable risks
E. . not organising field trips properly
F. Why is circuit & TRaining suItable when coaching young athletes? PAGE 125 (5)
1. Circuit training exercises concentrate on the all-round development of the child.
2. The young athlete has to focus on the use of personal body weight (this makes it easier for
schools/clubs that do not have equipment) and other resistance methods (medicine balls,
weights or equipment).
3. Exercises completed according to the child's ability.
4. The rate of improvement is determined by the rate of progression.
5. Exercise chosen for a circuit can focus on the use of personal body weight and some other
resistance, such as weights or medicine balls.
6. Progressive loading according to each individual's particular ability is a distinctive feature of circuit
training.
7. The athlete's rate of improvement will also determine the rate of progression.
8. All exercises in the circuit are strenuous and contribute to the increase of the progressive work rate.
5 Describe the following No concepts: (4)
Ligaments are strong fibrous straps. Bones at each joint are linked by tough
ligaments.
Tendons are connecting sheaths joined together at the end of each muscle from
tendons. They are made up of strong tissue.
6 Describe the functions of the skeleton. (6) PAGE 21
1. Support. The skeleton supports the rest of the body, like the framework of a
building. Without this a human being would be a shapeless lump.
2. Protection. The skeleton protects important and delicate organs of the body; for
example the skull protects the brain.
3. Movement. The skeleton provides anchorage for muscles. Muscles that are fixed to
the skeleton can operate joints. We can move the body as a whole and also move parts of the body
with a high degree of precision and control.
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