Agility, Balance, Reaction Time, Coordination, Power, Speed

Skill components contribute to how well a person performs in sports and physical activity.

A person’s ability to change direction quickly and accurately. A running back in football

The ability to control or stabilize the body while standing still or moving. Performing a hand-stand or ice-skating

The ability to use vision together with body parts to perform a movement. Dribbling a basketball uses eye-hand coordination Juggling a soccer ball uses foot-eye coordination

The ability to move the body or parts of the body quickly. A track athlete running the 100 meter sprint A baseball player swinging the bat quickly to hit a ball

The ability to perform a movement with strength and speed. A volleyball player jumping high in the air to spike a ball

Ability to respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel (a stimulus). An athlete who jumps quickly off the starting blocks in a track event when they hear the gun A baseball play reacting quickly to a fast ball

Skill components contribute to how well a person performs in sports and physical activity. Health components help prevent disease and improve a person’s overall quality of life.