1. Components of Fitness • The components of fitness help us to determine the areas of our fitness that need to be developed. • All sports require different combinations of components of fitness and it is vital that we have a specific understanding of what we wish to improve.

2. Aerobic Capacity (Cardiovascular Fitness; Aerobic Fitness; Cardiorespiratory Fitness) • This affects the ability to do moderately strenuous activity over a period of time. It reflects how well your circulatory and respiratory systems work together to supply oxygen to your body. • Eg’s – open water swimmer, marathon runner

3. Anaerobic Capacity • The ability to produce energy without using oxygen. • The greater the efficiency of the ATP-PC and LA systems, the greater the athletes anaerobic power. • Eg’s – 100m sprint Repeated sprint efforts Pole vault

4. Muscular Strength • Exerting a maximal force in one maximal effort. • Eg’s – Olympic weight lifting

5. Muscular Speed • The ability to move the whole body, or a body part, from one point to another in the shortest possible time. • Eg’s – Sprinting, Long jump

6. Muscular Power • The ability to combine strength with speed to achieve an explosive movement. • Eg’s – javelin, shot-put, discuss, jumping

7. Muscular Endurance • The ability to hold a particular position for a sustained period of time, or repeat a movement many times without rest. • Eg’s – Rowing; Cycling (2hrs +)

8. Agility • The ability to change direction quickly and accurately whilst moving rapidly. • Eg’s – dodging (soccer, netball etc).

9. Flexibility • The ability to move your joints – to bend, stretch and twist body parts readily. • Eg’s – Ballet, Gymnastics, Diving

10. Badminton

11. Basketball

12. Soccer