Components of fitness and the relative importance to physical activity and sport
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can apply the components of fitness to various physical activities and justify their importance on performance.
Key learning points
- The most important components of fitness vary for different sports.
- The main components of fitness required for different sports and sporting actions can be identified via analysis.
- Most sporting activities require a variety of components of fitness for success.
Keywords
Flexibility - the range of motion of your joints or the ability of your joints to move freely
Power - the ability to undertake strength performances quickly
Agility - the ability to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly
Balance - being able to keep the body stable, while at rest or in motion
Reaction time - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement
Common misconception
Certain sports only need one type of component of fitness to be successful, e.g. 100m sprinter just needs speed.
Identify all the components of fitness that are useful for each athlete, determining why they are beneficial and justifying which is most important.
Teacher tip
Get students to apply the components of fitness in all practical lessons so they have lots of examples of application to talk about.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the correct calculation of power.
Q2.Match the definition to the correct component of fitness.
to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly
being able to keep the body stable, while at rest or in motion
the ability to move two or more body parts together
time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement
the range of motion of your joints
Q3.The test for agility is the ' agility test'
Q4.Match the fitness test to the correct component of fitness.
Cooper 12 minute run/ swim
1 minute sit-up test
30m sprint
hand grip dynamometer
sit and reach test
Q5.How long do you time the Harvard step test for?
Q6.What unit is the hand grip dynamometer test measured in?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the definition to the correct component of fitness.
the range of motion of your joints
the ability to undertake strength performances quickly
to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly
being able to keep the body stable, while at rest or in motion
time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement
Q2.Which component of fitness would be needed the least by a 100m sprinter?
Q3.Why would a 100m sprinter need reaction time?
Q4.A gymnast holding their bodyweight on the rings requires which component of fitness the most?
Q5.Which example explains why a badminton player would need muscular endurance?
Q6.Which component of fitness would a badminton player need high levels of to be able to smash the shuttlecock down with force so the opponent couldn’t return it?
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