Skill Related Components to Fitness

Skill Related Components of Fitness

• Balance - ability to control the body while standing (static) or moving (dynamic)

• Coordination - ability to use two or more muscles at the same time to successfully perform a skill

• Speed - ability to move your body in one direction or cover a specific distance in a short period of time

• Agility - ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize and change direction under control

• Power - ability to perform strength movements quickly (plyometrics)

• Reaction time - ability to react to a stimulus as quickly as possible (see, hear, or feel)