1. 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

2. 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.

3. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term skill-related physical fitness?

4. 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.

5. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are the six components of skill-related physical fitness?

6. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Agility
Balance
Coordination
Power
Speed
Reaction time

7. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term agility?

8. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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Agility is the ability to change the position of your body quickly.
Many sports require high agility.

9. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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What is meant by the term balance?

10. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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Balance is the ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving.

11. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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What is meant by the term coordination?

12. 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.

13. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term power?

14. 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.

15. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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What is meant by the term speed?

16. 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.

17. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is meant by the term reaction time?

18. 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.

19. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What factors affect your skill-related physical fitness?

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are skills, and how do they relate to skill-related physical fitness?

23. 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.

24. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are examples of sports that require skill-related fitness and good skills?

25. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Track and field
Baseball and softball
Basketball
Golf
Rowing

26. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What are examples of recreational activities that use skill-related fitness and require skills?

27. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Answer
Dance
Martial arts
Rock climbing
Skateboarding

28. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
Why is it useful to self-assess your skill-related fitness?

29. 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.).

30. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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Why is learning specific skills important?

31. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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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!

32. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What is a skill-related fitness profile?

33. Lesson 9.1: Skills and Skill-Related Physical Fitness
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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.

34. Self-Assessment 9: Assessing Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Question
What self-assessments do you use for each part of skill-related physical fitness?

35. Self-Assessment 9: Assessing 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