chapter 9: active sports and skill-related physical fitness lesson 9.1: skills and skill-related...
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Chapter 9: Active Sports and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Self-Assessment 9: Assessing Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Lesson Objectives:• Define physical skills and give examples.• Explain how skill-related fitness abilities differ from
physical skills.• Identify and explain factors that affect skill-related fitness
and skills.• Discuss the importance of assessing personal skill-
related fitness.
Question
What is meant by the term skill-related physical fitness?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Skill-related physical fitness refers to six different types of abilities.
• They provide the basis for learning– sports,– games, and– other physical activities.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are the six components of skill-related physical fitness?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Agility• Balance• Coordination• Power• Speed• Reaction time
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term agility?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Agility is the ability to change the position of your body quickly.
• Many sports require high agility.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term balance?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Balance is the ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term coordination?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Coordination is the ability to use your senses together with your body parts.
• It is how well you can move, react, and/or manipulate objects (catch, throw, pass, hit).
• Coordination involves the interaction of the sensory system (eyes and ears), the central nervous system, and the muscular system.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term power?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Power is the ability to use your strength quickly.• Power = strength + speed.• Power is very important to sport performance.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term speed?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Speed is the ability to move very quickly.• Good leg speed allows you to run fast.• Good arm speed allows you to throw a ball fast.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term reaction time?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Reaction time is the amount of time it takes to react, once you realize the need to act.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What factors affect your skill-related physical fitness?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Heredity– Each person has different physical traits
inherited from his or her parents.– Some people are stronger, some people are
more muscular, and some people are more powerful.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer (continued)
• Practice
– Everyone can improve on all aspects of skill-
related physical fitness.
– All people, no matter how skillful, must
continue to practice.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are skills, and how do they relate to skill-related physical fitness?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Skills are things like throwing, catching, batting, kicking, or bowling.
• People with good skill-related physical fitness have an easier time learning skills.
• Practice improves skills.• Skill-related physical fitness is harder to
change than health-related physical fitness.
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are examples of sports that require skill-related fitness and good skills?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Track and field• Baseball and softball• Basketball• Golf• Rowing
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are examples of recreational activities that use skill-related fitness and require skills?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• Dance• Martial arts• Rock climbing• Skateboarding
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
Why is it useful to self-assess your skill-related fitness?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Assessment of your own skill-related fitness can help you choose lifetime activities you could enjoy (tennis, swimming, golf, etc.).
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
Why is learning specific skills important?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Developing skills will give you a good foundation for activities you may want to do for a lifetime.
• These activities will keep you healthy and help you enjoy life.
• Practicing the skills of many activities when you are young is very important!
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is a skill-related fitness profile?
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
• This profile describes your areas of strength• You take a self-assessment for each part of skill-
related physical fitness.• You can observe areas you
did not do so well in.• You can use the profile to
find activities you will do well in.
Self-Assessment 9: Assessing Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What self-assessments do you use for each part of skill-related physical fitness?
Answer
• Agility: side shuttle• Balance: stick balance• Coordination: wand juggling• Power: standing long jump• Reaction time: yardstick drop• Speed: short sprint
Self-Assessment 9: Assessing Skill-Related Physical Fitness