HealthRelated Components of Fitness Year 9 GCSE Starter

Health-Related Components of Fitness Year 9 GCSE

Starter Define Cardiovascular Endurance Define Muscular Endurance Write the protocol of the multi-stage fitness test

Place these words in order to come with a definition for Muscular Strength against The can force generate a resistance a muscle maximum

Muscular Strength Definition The maximum force a muscle can generate against a resistance Test Handgrip Dynamometer Sporting Example Pushing in a rugby scrum as soon as the ball is put in

Handgrip Dynamometer Protocol • The athlete using their dominant hand applies as much grip pressure as possible on the dynamometer Resources • Dynamometer • Assistant • The assistant records the maximum reading (kg) • The athlete repeats the test 3 times • The assistant uses the highest recorded value to assess the athlete's performance Advantages • Minimal equipment required • Simple to set up and conduct • Can be conducted almost anywhere Disadvantages • Specialist equipment required • Assistant required to administer the test

Sporting Activities • Explain how these athletes would use Muscular Strength in their sports

Place these words in order to come with a definition for Flexibility at range a The motion joint of

Flexibility Definition The range of motion at a joint Test Sit and Reach Sporting Example A gymnast increasing the range of motion in a flic flac

Sit and Reach Protocol • The athlete sits on the floor with their legs fully extended with the bottom of their feet against the box • The athlete places one hand on top of the other, slowly bends forward and reaches along the top of the ruler as far as possible holding the stretch for two seconds • The assistant records the distance reached by the athlete's fingertips (cm) • The athlete performs the test three times, and the assistant calculates and records the average of the three distances and uses this value to assess the athlete's performance Resources • Box • Metre Ruler • Tape • Assistant Advantages • Minimal equipment required • Simple to set up and conduct • Can be conducted almost anywhere Disadvantages • Assistant required to administer the test • Specialist equipment required

Sporting Activities • Explain how these athletes would use Flexibility in their sports

Place these words in order to come with a definition for Body Composition percentage and is of body weight that fat The bone muscle

Body Composition Definition The percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle and bone Test Skinfold calliper Sporting Example A 100 m sprinter would require a larger muscle Muscle mass than a 100 m swimmer; neither Would require much fat as it would be detrimental to performance

Skinfold Calliper Protocol • The assistant takes the measurements, in millimetres, on the right side of the athlete's body • The assistant picks up the skinfold between the thumb and the index finger so as to include two thicknesses of the athlete's skin • The assistant repeats each measurement three times and records the average value • The assistant records the sum of the four measurements and uses this value to assess the athlete's percentage of body fat Resources • Skinfold callipers • Assistant Advantages • Minimal equipment required • Simple to set up and conduct • Can be conducted almost anywhere Triceps Subscapular Biceps Suprailiac Disadvantages • Specialist equipment required - Skinfold callipers • Assistant required to administer the test

Sporting Activities • Explain how these athletes would use Body Composition in their sports