- Hand-eye - for correct position and timing between racquet/bat and bail e.g. tennis, baseball - Definition - ratio of fat to non-fat components in the body
- Body fat - essential fat in and around organs + storage fat in fat celis around the body. The amount of storage fat can be altered, assessed by skinfold tests.
- Non-fat / Lean body weight - consists of muscles, bones, organs...Can be altered e.g. by weight training.
- GENERALLY ASSESSED BY:
- Somatotyping
- Body fat determination (skin folds and densiometry)
- BMI
- Body composition is basis for somatotyping (classification of body type).
Three classifications:
- Endomorph (round, soft, little muscle definition)
- Mesomorph (triangular, hard, good muscle definition)
- Ectomorph (fragile, small bones, thin muscles)
- Body composition can be altered- by diet and exercise. Athletes tend to be more mesomorphic than non-athletes asa result of training and genetic influence. Women carry more body fat than men, this explaining differences in athletic performance.
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- List the main fitness component required by a swimmer as he pushes of the blocks for the start of a 50m swim?
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- Discuss one factor that affects the above fitness component.
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Exam Questions - Lauren Burns won a gald medal at the Sydney Olympics in the sport of Tae Kwon Do. This sport requires participants to be able to complete head high kicks. What type of flexibility is required to display these sorts of kicks?
- Discuss one factor that affects flexibility in general?
Exam Questions - State one of the main fitness components required by a soccer goal keeper.
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Exam Questions - The Southern '80' water ski race requires skiers to stand with one foot in frant of the other on a single ski for between approx. 35- 55 minutes whilst being pulled at extremely fast speeds by a speed boat. What fitness component is being used by the skiers?
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