Skill Related Components of Physical Fitness

Common Core StandardNPA 4.1

Execute exercise programs with safety and effectiveness

Think about… If you were trying to get better at

a specific sport or a specific skill how would you go about it?

Skill Related Fitness Components

Fitness components important for success in skillful activities and athletic events.

Skill Related Components of Physical Fitness

AGILITY BALANCE

COORDINATION POWER

REACTION TIME SPEED

AgilityThe ability to change body

position and direction quickly and efficiently.

Examples of Agility A test to measure agility would be the SHUTTLE RUN TEST

Visit the link below for a video of an agility improving ladder drill

http://www.ehow.com/video_2368820_two-feet-agility-drill-sports.html

Balance

The ability to maintain the body without falling over

Examples of Balance Skateboarding Surfing Bicycle Riding Balance Beam

A test to measure balance would be the STORK STAND TEST.

Coordination

The use of the nervous and the muscular systems to produce correct, graceful, and harmonious body movements.

Examples of Coordination Golf swing, tennis serve, shooting a

basketball, swinging a bat, doing a flip. These are skills that take practice to achieve at a high level.

The hands, eyes and/or feet work together to achieve a smooth fluid motion.

A test to measure coordination would be the WALL TOSS TEST

PowerThe ability to produce force in a

short amount of time

Examples of Power Jumping, shot put,

spiking/throwing/hitting a ball.Video of fitness training for speed

and power

http://www.ehow.com/video_4956791_fitness-training-speed-power.html

A test to measure power would be the VERTICAL JUMP TEST

Reaction TimeThe time required to begin a

response to a given event

A test to measure reaction time is called the CLICK REACTION TIME TEST

Examples of Reaction Time In baseball, some pitchers throw a 90

mile per hour fastball. That only gives you .20 seconds to hit the ball from the time it leaves his hand..

Play this game to get a sense of what it is like.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html

SpeedThe ability to propel the body or a

part of the body rapidly form one point to another.

Examples of Speed100 meter dashSwinging a bat to meet a baseballHitting a serve in tennis/Returning

a serveA fast break in basketball

A test to measure speed is called the 40 YARD DASH TEST

Skill Related Fitness Components

Help you to learn specific skills that will make you better in a particular sport.