6 Skill Components of Fitness Agility Balance Reaction
6 Skill Components of Fitness Agility, Balance, Reaction Time, Coordination, Power, Speed
Why are skill components important? �Skill components contribute to how well a person performs in sports and physical activity.
Agility �A person’s ability to change direction quickly and accurately. �A running back in football
Balance �The ability to control or stabilize the body while standing still or moving. �Performing a hand-stand or ice-skating
Coordination �The ability to use vision together with body parts to perform a movement. �Dribbling a basketball uses eye-hand coordination �Juggling a soccer ball uses foot-eye coordination
Speed �The ability to move the body or parts of the body quickly. �A track athlete running the 100 meter sprint �A baseball player swinging the bat quickly to hit a ball
Power �The ability to perform a movement with strength and speed. �A volleyball player jumping high in the air to spike a ball
Reaction Time �Ability to respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel (a stimulus). �An athlete who jumps quickly off the starting blocks in a track event when they hear the gun �A baseball play reacting quickly to a fast ball
Review (IMPORTANT) �Skill components contribute to how well a person performs in sports and physical activity. �Health components help prevent disease and improve a person’s overall quality of life.
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