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• Agility is the ability to change and control the direction and position
of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion. For example,
changing directions to hit a tennis ball.
• Balance is the ability to control or stabilize the body when a person
is standing still or moving. For example, in-line skating.
• Coordination is the ability to use the senses together with body parts
during movement. For example, dribbling a Basketball. Using hands
and eyes together is called hand-eye coordination.
• Speed is the ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly.
Many sports rely on speed to gain advantage over your opponents.
For example, a basketball player making a fast break to perform a layup,
a tennis player moving forward to get to a drop shot, a football
player out running the defense to receive a pass.
• Power is the ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the
maximum force of the muscles. Power is a combination of both speed
and muscular strength. For example, fullbacks in football muscling
their way through other players and speeding to advance the ball and
volleyball players getting up to the net and lifting their bodies high
into the air.
• Reaction Time is the ability to reach or respond quickly to what
you hear, see, or feel. For example, an athlete quickly coming off the
blocks early in a swimming or track relay, or stealing a base in
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