General Physical Skills

GENERAL PHYSICAL SKILLS

If your goal is optimum physical competencethen all the general physicalskills must be considered:

1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance- The ability of body systems togather, process, and deliver oxygen.

2. Stamina - The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, andutilize energy.

3. Strength - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units,to apply force.

4. Flexibility - the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.

5. Power - The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.

6. Speed - The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.

7. Coordination - The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.

8. Agility - The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.

9. Balance - The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base.

10. Accuracy - The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.