Skill Related Fitness – Flashcards
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agility
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the ability to change the position of your body quickly and to control your body's movement
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Factors of skill related fitness
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Agility
Balance
Coordination
Power
Reaction time
Speed
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balance
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the ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving
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coordination
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the ability to use your senses together with your body parts or to
use two or more body parts together
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power
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the ability to use strength quickly. (It is now recognized by the Institute of Medicine
As a Health Related part of physical fitness)
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reaction time
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the amount of time it takes to move once you realize the need to
act
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speed
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is the ability to perform a movement or cover a distance in a short period of time
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Factors effecting skill‐related fitness
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heredity, age, maturation, sex and training
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Sprain
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injury to a ligament
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Strain
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pulled muscle
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overuse injury
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when you repeat a movement so much wear and tear occurs to
you body
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shinsplints
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soreness in front of leg, probably caused by muscle tear. These
are especially common among long‐distance runners
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side stitch
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pain in the side
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microtrauma
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trauma so small it doesn't show up on x‐ray but may show up later
and cause neck pain, back pain, or stiff and painful joints
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SKILL LEARNING
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the two factors that have the most influence on skill learning are: practice and Knowledge
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Repetition
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during practice is key
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ligament
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hold bones together at the joint
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tendon
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connects muscles to bones
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biomechanical principles
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help you use the levers of your body to move
efficiently
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Hyperextension and hyperflexion
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ligaments stretch, twist the joints and force your joints to move in a way that they were not designed to move
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RICE FORMULA
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R—rest—rest the body part after injury
I—Ice—help reduce swelling
C—compression‐to help limit swelling
E—elevation—help reduce swelling
