Impact of physical activity on cardiovascular health

Anticipatory rise and heart rate responses Conduction system Control of heart rate

Redistribution of blood Haemoglobin and myoglobin Venous return Oxygen dissociation and Bohr shift Cardiovascular drift A-VO2

Lung volumes Gaseous exchange Sympathetic and parasympathetic regulation of the respiratory system Smoking and respiratory health

Muscle fibre types **2026 HOT TOPIC** Muscle fibre recruitment Nervous system Role of proprioceptors in PNF

Joint actions in the sagittal plane and transverse axis Joint actions in the frontal plane and sagittal axis Joint actions in the transverse plane and longitudinal axis Applied movement analysis

Role of ATP

**2026 HOT TOPIC** ATP/PC system **2026 HOT TOPIC** ATP/PC system analysis Glycolytic systems OBLA

Aerobic system VO2 max Factors affecting VO2max

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Energy continuum

Recovery from exercise EPOC

Indirect calorimetry Lactate sampling and RER VO2 max tests

Altitude training HIIT **2026 HOT TOPIC** Plyometrics SAQ

Characteristics of skill Muscular involvement continuum Environmental continuum Pacing continuum **2026 HOT TOPIC** Continuity continuum Complexity continuum **2026 HOT TOPIC** Organisational continuum Transfer of skill

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Methods of presenting practice Types of practice

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Stages of learning **2026 HOT TOPIC** Learning plateaus Cognitive learning Operant conditioning Observational learning Constructivism

Guidance Feedback

Memory Baddeley and Hitch's working memory model

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Whiting's model Information processing **2026 HOT TOPIC** Strategies to improve information processing

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Reaction time **2026 HOT TOPIC** Anticipation and PRP Strategies to improve response time

Schema theory

Characteristics of pre-industrial society and the impact on sport

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Characteristics of industrial society and the impact on sport Public school influence on sport Development of football Development of lawn tennis Development of track and field

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Golden triangle Changing status of amateurs and professionals Changing status of women in sport

Social processes 1 Social processes 2 Social action theory

**2026 HOT TOPIC** Underrepresented groups - disability **2026 HOT TOPIC** Underrepresented groups - ethnic groups **2026 HOT TOPIC** Underrepresented groups - gender **2026 HOT TOPIC** Underrepresented groups - disadvantaged **2026 HOT TOPIC** Equal opportunities

Benefits of participation Sport England