ATARMAxxing
QCE Physical EducationPractice Examination 8
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 57 |
| Questions | 9 |
| Structure | Section A — 4 Q, 16 marks · Section B — 3 Q, 19 marks · Section C — 2 Q, 22 marks |
This paper covers
- Netball centre position — aerobic capacity, speed endurance, and HIIT design
- ATP-PC, anaerobic glycolysis, and aerobic energy system interplay and transitions
- VO2 max, lactate threshold/OBLA, and EPOC in intermittent team sport
- Training principles: progressive overload, specificity, individuality, reversibility, rest and recovery
- HIIT and aerobic interval training methods — work:rest ratios, intensity parameters, fuel sources
- Periodisation: macrocycle, mesocycle, microcycle phases; competition-phase session structure
- RAMP warm-up, conditioning phase, and cool-down structure
- Tactical awareness and dynamic systems theory: learner, environmental, and task constraints in netball
- Fitness components: aerobic capacity, anaerobic power, speed endurance, agility, muscular endurance
- Ethics and integrity in physical activity: fair play, drug use, equity, and media influence
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.
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