QCE Physical EducationPractice Examination 16

This paper covers

• ATP-PC system: phosphocreatine fuel, oxygen-independent, ADP+Pi end-product, 0–10 s maximal duration, ruckman tap contest application
• Anaerobic glycolysis: glycogen/glucose fuel, lactate+H+ end-product, 10 s–2 min, repeated sprint capacity for rucking contests
• Energy system interplay: ATP-PC to anaerobic glycolysis transition at ~8–10 s, to aerobic at ~90 s, phosphocreatine resynthesis during recovery
• EPOC (excess post-exercise oxygen consumption): fast and slow components, phosphocreatine restoration, lactate clearance, metabolic rate elevation
• Muscular power and muscular endurance as fitness components specific to ruck contest performance
• Training principles: progressive overload, specificity, individuality, variety, reversibility, rest and recovery applied to a ruckman resistance and HIIT program
• HIIT training method: work:rest ratios, intensity prescription (%MHR or %VO2max), adaptation outcomes for anaerobic glycolysis and aerobic power
• Resistance training: exercises, sets/reps/load parameters, specificity to vertical jump and trunk stability for rucking
• Periodisation: macrocycle, mesocycle, microcycle; preparatory, pre-competition, competition, transition phases; volume-intensity relationship
• RAMP warm-up structure and cool-down in a ruck-specific training session
• Tactical awareness in AFL: dynamic systems theory, learner-task-environment constraints, ruck movement strategies
• Ethics in sport: fair play, drugs in sport (PEDs in AFL context), equity and integrity issues in Australian football

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.