Components of fitness

• AGILITY

  • Agility - ability to change direction quickly while maintaining control

  E. G

  • Dodging in netball
  • Dribbling in football
• BALANCE

  • Balance - maintainance of centre of mass over base of support

  E. G

  • Dynamic - walking, running
  • Static - shooting in netball, handstand
• CO-ORDINATION

  • Co-ordination - ability to use two or more parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently

  E.G

  • Hand eye - any catch
  • Foot eye - controlling a football
• CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE

  • Cardiovascular endurance - ability of heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles

  E. G

  • Aerobic - marathon running
• FLEXIBILITY

  • Flexibility - range of movement possible at a joint

  E. G

  • Slide tackle in football
  • Most gymnast moves
• MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

  • Muscular endurance - ability of muscle or muscle group to undergo repeated contractions avoiding fatigue

  E. G

  • Swimming strokes
  • Rowing
• POWER

  • Power - strength x speed

  E. G

  • Releasing a discus
  • Punching in boxing
• REACTION TIME

  • Reaction time - time taken to initiate a response to a stimulus

  E. G

  • Diving in goalkeeping
  • Dodging a ball/punch
  • Player reacting to table tennis serve
  • 100m start
• SPEED

  • Speed - maximum rate at which an individual is able to perform movement or cover distance in a period of time

  E. G

  • Javelin throw
• STRENGTH

  • Strength - ability to overcome a resistance
  • MR DES IS STRONG - maximal, dynamic, static.
  • Maximal - largest force possible in a single contraction E. G punch
  • Dynamic - when muscle are applying force repeatedly E. G bench press
  • Static - ability to hold limb in isometric position E. G scrummaging in rugby