Agility is the ability to change direction with speed and under control.
(Class notes).
Someone that has a very high level of speed is Usain bolt, who is the
world’s fastest man to ever live, over 100 metres.
Speed is needed in certain public services e.g.: The police force. In the
police force you need speed if you were chasing a suspect or in the fire
service you may need to get to a casualty that’s stuck in a building.
Definition: flexibility is the ability to our joints through there full range
of movements.
Gymnastics need a lot of flexibility to bend in the ways the moves require
Martial arts experts need a lot of flexibility to perform the kicks and
punches.
Someone who needs allot of flexibility is tom Daly, to perform his diving.
One of the tests for flexibility is the sit and reach test.
Muscular endurance
Muscular endurance is the “ability of the muscles to carry out daily tasks”
class notes.
Some one with a lot of Muscular endurance is boxers like Joe Calzaghe
because he will need to take down his components that might be bigger
that him.
Some people need a fair bit of muscular endurance in public services like
the infantry in the army because they will have to carry there equipment
and bags.
You might need stamina in daily activities e.g. carrying the shopping
home and picking heavy items up.
One of the tests for muscular endurance is the abdominal curve test.
C.V Endurance
Some of the sports that involve stamina are long distance running,
football because if you are a mid fielder you have to do a lot of running
around.
Some public services need stamina like a police officer. A police officer
needs a fair bit of stamina like if he’s chasing a suspect over a long period
of time.
You might need stamina in daily activities e.g. walking to the shops and
back
Some of the sports that involve reaction time are football, formula 1 and
hockey
Some public services need reaction time like the army when you have to
move or act quickly from falling debris
You might need reaction time in daily activities like playing football with
friends or playing on computer games.