Skilled Related Fitness

1. Skilled Related Fitness Six types of skill-related fitness HOPE Segment One

2. What is physical fitness? • Physical fitness is the ability to perform daily physical activities without becoming short of breath, sore or overly tired.

3. Skilled Related Fitness • There are six skill related fitness components: • 1. Agility • 2. Balance • 3. Coordination • 4. Speed • 5. Power • 6. Reaction Time

4. Agility • Agility is the ability to change the direction and position quickly. • Example: Shuttle run and hitting a tennis ball.

5. Balance • Balance is the ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving. • Example: Gymnastics and cheerleading

6. Coordination • Coordination is the ability to use senses together with body parts during movement. • Example: Dribbling the basketball, catching the football and hitting the tennis ball.

7. Speed • Speed is the ability to move your body or parts of your body fast. • Example: A basketball player making a fast break, football player out running a defense and a soccer player running down the field to score a goal.

8. Power • Power is the ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles. • Example: Volleyball players getting up to the net and lifting their bodies high into the air.

9. Reaction Time • Reaction time is the ability to reach or respond quickly to what you hear, see or feel. • Example: An athlete quickly coming off the blocks early in a swimming or track relay or stealing a base in baseball.