HKSI Paper 6 study guide
HKSI Paper 6 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
HKSI Paper 6 is a study target for candidates preparing for examinations tied to Hong Kong's elite sport development system, as described on the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) website. This page is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the HKSI or any sporting body. The HKSI Paper 6 study guide has 6 sections and about 3,324 words.
01Athlete Support and Development
This domain tests whether you can describe a coherent pathway from recruitment to elite performance and out the other side - and whether you know who is responsible at each stage. Questions typically probe the stages of long-term athlete development (LTAD), the difference between chronological and developmental age, the services wrapped around an athlete, and the transitions athletes most often fail at.
450 words, about 2 min02Training and Coaching
Training and Coaching tests whether you can apply training principles to a real block of work - producing adaptation without breaking the athlete - and whether you understand how coaching behaviour (instruction, feedback, questioning) changes learning. Specificity - adaptation follows demand; train the energy system, muscle action and movement pattern you will race in.
420 words, about 2 min03Elite Training Science and Technology
This domain tests your ability to choose, interpret and act on performance data in an elite environment - and to recognise when technology is adding noise rather than information. Laboratory tests (VO2max, lactate threshold, force–velocity profiling, isokinetic dynamometry) offer control and cost.
404 words, about 2 min04Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine questions test prevention, recognition, referral and - above all - return-to-play decision-making. The examiner is looking for criterion-based reasoning rather than a memorised number of weeks.
422 words, about 2 min05Nutrition and Psychology Services
This domain tests whether you can match fuelling to training demand, spot the warning signs of low energy availability, and describe psychological skills as performance tools rather than remedies for weakness. Carbohydrate periodised to the session: roughly 3–5 g/kg/day for light training, 5–7 for moderate, 6–10 or more for heavy endurance loading.
392 words, about 2 min06Sports Development and National Sports Associations
This domain tests your grasp of how sport is organised and funded - who does what between government, the elite institute, the Olympic committee and the national associations - and how a pathway actually hands an athlete from one layer to the next. Sport development is usually described in layers: foundation (physical literacy, schools, community), participation (clubs, districts), performance (regional squads, talent identification), and excellence (national squad).
1,236 words, about 6 min