IB SEHS CORE MAIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
A+
✔✔flexibility - ✔✔range of motion at a joint, determined by elasticity of tendons and
ligaments
✔✔body composition - ✔✔body fat to lean muscle mass, 14-17% fat in males, 24-29%
fat in females
✔✔power - ✔✔rate of doing work, combination of strength and speed
✔✔agility - ✔✔ability to rapidly change direction or speed
✔✔balance - ✔✔stability of the body, gravity above the base, ability to sense position
and respond
✔✔coordination - ✔✔ability to respond to sensory information and analyze it,
understand body
✔✔reaction time - ✔✔time between stimulus and initiation of a response
✔✔isotonic - ✔✔generate force by changing the length of the muscle, can be concentric
contractions or eccentric contractions
✔✔isometric - ✔✔contraction in which the length of the muscle does not change
✔✔isokinetic - ✔✔a muscle contraction with a constant speed of contraction
✔✔concentric - ✔✔length of muscle shortens in this type of contraction
✔✔eccentric - ✔✔muscle length increases in this type of contraction
, ✔✔motor skill - ✔✔type of skill that emphasizes movement, doesn't require too much
thinking, for example weightlifting
✔✔cognitive skill - ✔✔type of skill that is primarily mental, would include aspects of
strategy, tactics
✔✔perceptual skill - ✔✔type of skill that involves reading information about the
environment, using senses such as vision, hearing balance, touch, sound, for example
"reading the green" in golf, or assessing a terrain for rock climbing
✔✔perceptual-motor skill - ✔✔type of skill that involves interpreting environmental
stimuli and responding to these, requires thought, interpretation, and movement, for
example, dribbling the ball past a defender in soccer
✔✔skill - ✔✔consistent production of goal-oriented movements, learned and specific to
the task
✔✔gross-fine - ✔✔skill classification that is concerned with the size of the musculature
involved
✔✔open-closed - ✔✔skill classification that is concerned with the effect of the
environment and the amount of control that the athlete has,
✔✔discrete-serial-continuous - ✔✔type of skill classification that is concerned with the
duration and rhythm of the movement, whether it has a defined end/beginning
✔✔external-internal paced - ✔✔type of skill classification that is concerned with how
pacing is determined, be that from the outside (such as in team sports) or from the
person themselves (serving, archery)
✔✔interaction continuum - ✔✔skill classification that is concerned with the interaction
between athletes, be that completely individual, coactive, or interactive, (archery, relay,
water polo)
✔✔ability - ✔✔general trait or capacity of an individual to perform a skill, more stable
and genetic, gives the capacity to perform skills
✔✔technique - ✔✔control of limbs, way of doing (part of skill)
✔✔physical proficiency abilities - ✔✔more physiological (static and dynamic flexibility,
explosive strength, stamina)
✔✔perceptual-motor abilities - ✔✔process information and respond (control precision,
multi-limb coordination, reaction time, aiming, rate control)
A+
✔✔flexibility - ✔✔range of motion at a joint, determined by elasticity of tendons and
ligaments
✔✔body composition - ✔✔body fat to lean muscle mass, 14-17% fat in males, 24-29%
fat in females
✔✔power - ✔✔rate of doing work, combination of strength and speed
✔✔agility - ✔✔ability to rapidly change direction or speed
✔✔balance - ✔✔stability of the body, gravity above the base, ability to sense position
and respond
✔✔coordination - ✔✔ability to respond to sensory information and analyze it,
understand body
✔✔reaction time - ✔✔time between stimulus and initiation of a response
✔✔isotonic - ✔✔generate force by changing the length of the muscle, can be concentric
contractions or eccentric contractions
✔✔isometric - ✔✔contraction in which the length of the muscle does not change
✔✔isokinetic - ✔✔a muscle contraction with a constant speed of contraction
✔✔concentric - ✔✔length of muscle shortens in this type of contraction
✔✔eccentric - ✔✔muscle length increases in this type of contraction
, ✔✔motor skill - ✔✔type of skill that emphasizes movement, doesn't require too much
thinking, for example weightlifting
✔✔cognitive skill - ✔✔type of skill that is primarily mental, would include aspects of
strategy, tactics
✔✔perceptual skill - ✔✔type of skill that involves reading information about the
environment, using senses such as vision, hearing balance, touch, sound, for example
"reading the green" in golf, or assessing a terrain for rock climbing
✔✔perceptual-motor skill - ✔✔type of skill that involves interpreting environmental
stimuli and responding to these, requires thought, interpretation, and movement, for
example, dribbling the ball past a defender in soccer
✔✔skill - ✔✔consistent production of goal-oriented movements, learned and specific to
the task
✔✔gross-fine - ✔✔skill classification that is concerned with the size of the musculature
involved
✔✔open-closed - ✔✔skill classification that is concerned with the effect of the
environment and the amount of control that the athlete has,
✔✔discrete-serial-continuous - ✔✔type of skill classification that is concerned with the
duration and rhythm of the movement, whether it has a defined end/beginning
✔✔external-internal paced - ✔✔type of skill classification that is concerned with how
pacing is determined, be that from the outside (such as in team sports) or from the
person themselves (serving, archery)
✔✔interaction continuum - ✔✔skill classification that is concerned with the interaction
between athletes, be that completely individual, coactive, or interactive, (archery, relay,
water polo)
✔✔ability - ✔✔general trait or capacity of an individual to perform a skill, more stable
and genetic, gives the capacity to perform skills
✔✔technique - ✔✔control of limbs, way of doing (part of skill)
✔✔physical proficiency abilities - ✔✔more physiological (static and dynamic flexibility,
explosive strength, stamina)
✔✔perceptual-motor abilities - ✔✔process information and respond (control precision,
multi-limb coordination, reaction time, aiming, rate control)
