Evaluating Skill Related Fitness Chapter 5 Personal Fitness

Evaluating Skill. Related Fitness Chapter 5 Personal Fitness

Review: Skill Related Components of Physical Fitness Agility Balance Coordination Power Reaction Speed Time

Why is learn “skills” important for engaging in sports or exercise? Learning new skills require time, patience, repetition, and effort Learning a skill requires thought Once a skill is learned, the requirements for engaging in sports or exercise become easier Once is skill is mastered and repeated many times, it can be said that skills become automatic and require no thought. The principle of automaticity

The Skill of Agility The ability to start, stop, and move the body quickly and in different directions If you have the skill of agility, you may excel in sports such as soccer, basketball, and tennis to name a few

The Skill of Balance is a kind of coordination which allows you to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving If you have the skill of Balance, you may excel in areas such as surfing, skating, or gymnastics to name a few

The Skill of Coordination is the ability to do a task integrating movements of the body and different parts of the body If you have the skill of coordination, you may excel in areas such as golf, tennis, or bowling to name a few

The Skill of Power is the ability to combine strength and speed in a movement. If you have the skill of Power you may excel in areas such as football, volleyball, or weight lifting

The Skill of Speed is the ability to move your total body quickly from one point to another If you have the skill of speed, you may excel in areas such as sprinting in track or sports requiring speed such as football

Factors that determine how well you develop skills Heredity – while heredity may not stop you from learning and practicing skill-related fitness components, it may place limits on mastery of skills. For example, speed, coordination, and reaction time are often affected by heredity Practice – As the saying goes…. . Practice makes perfect! Specific Training – Example, working on specific drills to improve a skill