Homework 3 – Due 3 Sept

    

Choose an activity of your choice and describe the fitness requirements to participate in that activity and explain in detail how these fitness requirements influence your performance. If you select a team game such as football you must tailor your answer to a specific playing position.  Your answer should include the following information.

• The activity and your specific role if appropriate
• Reference to aspects of fitness ( from the 3 areas of physical, skill and mental fitness) with an appropriate explanation of each aspect. eg in rugby strength is important for a prop forward.  Strength is defined as the maximal force that a muscle can develop.  Static strength is particularly important when scrummaging to be able to hold the scrum steady.  by locking out my legs I can help prevent the opposition pushing our scrum back.
• An explanation of how each of these aspects of fitness influenced your performance in your selected role. eg it is important for me to be aggressive to win challenges, however, I have to control my level of aggression so that my level of arousal does not become to high and my performance drops because I become too aggressive and give away fouls or get booked.

Your answer should be around 1-2 pages in length and will be marked on a pass/fail basis.  To aid you with your answer ready pages 1-7 of your workbook.  Any problems see me asap.

Homework 1 & 2 – Due 27th Aug

Before attempting these questions you should read pages 1-6 of your POB workbook.

Homework 1

1. Write down another word for endurance.
2. There are 2 different kinds of endurance. What are they?
3. Who do you think needs greater flexibility? (A) a building worker (B) a gymnast (C) a hurdler
4. Who do you think needs greater strength? (A) a rugby player (B) a swimmer (C) a golfer
5. Match each of these to a sport or sports where it is important.

(a) leg power (b) balance (c) co-ordination (d) fast reactions (e) good timing (f) agility (g) CRE (h) LME

sprinting, rugby, swimming, canoeing, pole vaulting, skiing, judo, golf, marathon

Homework 2

1. List the 3 seperate areas of fitness.
2. Give 1 example of an aspect of fitness from the three areas indentified in question 1
3. Name the aspects of fitness described below.

 

1. The time it takes a performer to begin a movement from recieving the initial stimulus
2. The ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system to supply O2 to the working muscles over time.
3. The maximal force a muscle can exert between its end points
4. The control of your body movements and their orientation.
5. The maximal rate at which a sinble limb or the whole body can move.
6. The ability to change direction at pace
7. The determination to suceed
8. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions over a long period of time
9. The level or state of mind you reach which enhance your performance.
10. The range of movement of a joint and or muscle group.