The June 2022 A-level Physical Education Paper 2 addresses factors influencing optimal performance in sport. Topics include exercise physiology (vector quantities, musculoskeletal injury prevention, Bernoulli principle), biomechanics (projectile motion), and sports psychology (learned helplessness, leadership styles). Analytical tasks evaluate drug use in sports, sportsmanship versus gamesmanship, and media impact on athlete self-efficacy. Keywords: optimal performance, biomechanics, injury prevention, leadership, doping, sportsmanship.