The 6 Components of
Skill-related Fitness.
Mr. P. Leighton
St Mary’s 11-18 High School
Today’s Session…
Look over the test: what were the
answers and where did you do best?
 Peer marking of questions 3, 8 and
9: do you know what you are looking
for when marking a test?
 Begin to look at the 6 components of
Skill-related fitness- what is A.B.CP.R.S?
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The Test…
Q.1: Healthy Active Lifestyle?
 A Lifestyle that contributes positively to
physical, mental and social wellbeing that
includes regular exercise and physical
activity.
Q.2: 3 main categories of BENEFITS for
taking part in Physical Activity?
• Physical.
• Mental.
• Social.
Q.4: 3 out of the 6 categories of
influence on sports participation?
 People- Family, Peers, Role Models.
 Image- Fashion and Media.
 Cultural Factors- Disability, Age, Gender,
Race.
Resources- Availability, location, Access
and Time.
 Health and Wellbeing- Illness and
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Health Problems.
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Socio-economic- Cost and Status.
Q.6: Label the Pyramid…
Q.7: At what stage do the
activities take place?
• Performance/Elite.
• Foundation.
• Participation.
• Participation.
Peer Marking…
Take a look at Question 3.
 Do you know what you should be
looking at? How do you actually
answer this question?
 In pencil mark the question out of 9be critical don’t just give marks to
your friends!
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Physical
Mental
Social
Good physical Relieve Stress Make new
health
or Tension
friends
Physical
Challenge
HRE Factors.
Mental
Challenge
Increase self
esteem.
Develop
teamwork
Work with
others
Badminton Questions:
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Do the same with
the badminton
questions: try and
mark them first
without asking for
help.
Be critical- don’t
mark what’s not
there!
The 6 components of Skill-related
Fitness.
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Use the textbook to make your own
notes on these aspects- by the end
you will be able to tell me about…
• A__________
• B__________
• C__________
• P__________
• R__________
• S__________
Skill-related fitness…
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This allows people to become good at
physical activity.
Different sports require different
combinations of Skill-related fitness.
REMEMBER…
Agility…
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The ability to
change the position
of the whole body
quickly and control
the movement of
the whole body…
Example?
Sidestep in Rugby
Floor work in
gymnastics.
Exam Question:
Explain the term agility (1)
 Give a specific example of when a
games play would use agility in a
match (1)
 Explain why agility is not important
to a 100m sprinter (1)
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Balance…
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Static Balance.
Keeping the body
stationary i.e. the
tree position in yoga.
Archery requires this
too!
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Dynamic Balance.
A Controlled, stable
position i.e. a
basketball player.
Gymnastics…
This requires both
dynamic and static
balance i.e. a
handstand into a
forward walk-over.
Practical Example…
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Think of one of your chosen practical
sports…
• Explain how you use static balance in
your sport (1)
• Explain how dynamic balance is also
used (1)
Co-ordination…
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There are many
different types of coordination… can you
name them?
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Stuart Broad: England
Cricketer.
Hand-eye.
Foot-eye.
Head-eye.
Thigh-eye/Chest eye.
Fact: many people are
co-ordinated differently
on different sides of
their body.
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Bats left handed.
Bowls right handed.
Power…
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Speed x Strength= Power.
Sportsmen and women use
power to propel themselves or
an object forward or upwards.
Football: Long throw
Weightlifting: Clean and Jerk.
Athletics: Long or High Jump.
Reaction Time…
“The B of the Bang”
Definition: The time taken between the
presentation of a stimulus and the onset
of movement…
 Basically, how quickly you can react to
something.
 Anticipation of a stimulus can also help
reaction timing.
 Slaps…
Exam Question…
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Give an example of how fast reaction
times are beneficial in your sport (2)
Answers?
Speed…
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Leg speed- Usain
Bolt: 100m
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Hand Speed- David
Haye: Boxing
Speed of thoughtRafael Nadal: Tennis
Definition: the differing rates at which an
individual can perform a movement or cover
a distance.
Exam Question:
How can speed be improved in your
sport? (1)
 What other area of Skill-related
fitness can be influenced by a poor
level of speed? (1)
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Review:
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AGILITY
BALANCE
CO-ORDINATION
POWER
REACTION TIME
SPEED
H/W: Find 3 examples of Fitness tests that
can test these aspects of fitness.