1. Chapter Five Evaluating your Skill- related Fitness

2. Why Skill-related Fitness? ä Helps you perform in a variety of sports and other activities ä Enables you to maintain an active lifestyle

3. Skill-related Fitness The ability to start, stop and move the body quickly and in different directions. Agility

4. Skill-related Fitness A kind of coordination which allows you to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving. Balance

5. Skill-related Fitness The ability to do a task integrating movements of the body and different parts of the body. Coordination

6. Skill-related Fitness The ability to combine strength and speed in a movement. Power

7. Skill-related Fitness The time required to start a movement after being alerted to the need to move. Reaction Time

8. Skill-related Fitness The ability to move your total body quickly from one point to another. Speed

9. Factors Determining your Skill-related Fitness ä Heredity ä Practice ä Specific Training

10. Evaluating your Skill-related Fitness ä Agility - Zigzag run ä Balance - One foot stand ä Coordination - Alternate hand wall toss ä Power - standing long jump ä Reaction time - yardstick test ä Speed - 50 yard dash

11. Setting Realistic Goals Establish a personal fitness activity plan which includes goals for improving your skill related fitness. Return to Chapter Menu