GCSE PE

Health, exercise, fitness and performance

By the end of today’s lesson you should be able to:

? Explain the 6 components of skill related fitness

Learning Objectives

ABCPRSAgility

BalanceCo-ordination

PowerReaction time

Speed

6 Components of Health related exercise

…the ability to change the position of the body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body

Sports related:• Floor gymnast• Goal keeper

making a save• Rugby player

side stepping

Agility

It basically means changing your direction at speed.So what test did you do?

Illinois agility test

…the ability to retain the centre of mass of the body above the base of support with reference to static, or dynamic conditions of movement, shape and orientation

Sports related:• Gymnastics – landing after a jump• Netball – landing after an interception• Gymnastics – maintaining a handstand• Basketball – landing after receiving a

pass

Balance

Put these activities under the correct headings:

Performing a

handstand

Show jumping

Balancing on one leg

Holding a weight above your

headSurfing

Snowboarding

The plank

BalanceTask 1 Page 25Task 2 Page 26

• There are different types of co-ordination. Can you think of any?

• Hand – eye?• Foot – eye?• Can you do the tasks on page

26 of the book?

…the ability to use 2 or more body parts together

Sports related: • Football – kicking the ball• Tennis – hitting the ball with the racket• Cricket – fielder catching the ball

Co-ordination

• Increases as a result of an increase in strength or speed.

• Used to propel yourself or an object.

…the ability to undertake strength performances quicklyPower = strength x speed

Sports related: • Basketball – jumping to get a rebound• Long jump – to jump as far as you can• Sprinter – explosive start to a race and

throughout.

Power

…the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement

• The time between when the gun goes off and the sprinter starts to run.

• Reacting to the movement of a ball

Sports related: • Sprinter – to react to the gun

going off• Football – reacting to the

movement of a ball in flight• Cricket – wicket keeper

taking a catch behind the stumps

Reaction time

…the differential rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover a distance in a period of time

• Probably the most important factor within any sport!

Sports related: • Sprinter – to cover the

ground as quickly as possible• Boxing – hand speed when

punching• Tennis – speed of thought to

play the right shot

Speed

By the end of today’s lesson you should be able to:

Explain the 6 components of skill related fitness

Learning Objectives

Make sure you have corrected any mistakes from your previous notes and

homework.

Complete task 4 on page 28.

Revise for an end of unit test next lesson….

Homework