Describe the fitness requirements of three contrasting sports

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Describe the fitness requirements of three contrasting sports

Health related fitness components

  1. Strength – Is needed to hold players off the ball.
  2. Aerobic Endurance – Is needed to last the full ninety minutes without fatiguing.
  3. Body Composition – The right body composition is needed in order to be competitive physically.
  4. Flexibility – Is needed in order to turn quickly and is needed for certain tackles.
  5. Muscular Endurance – Is needed so that the player can play strongly for the whole ninety minutes.

Skill related fitness components

  1. Agility – Is needed to change direction quickly when dribbling.
  2. Balance – Is needed to maintain equilibrium whilst dribbling, shooting or holding of players.
  3. Reaction Time – Is needed so that a player can respond quickly to a given situation such as a snap shot or free ball.
  4. Power – Is needed s that a player can generate enough force as quckly as possible. For example when two players are chasing for a ball and will shoulder each other.
  5. Speed – Is needed so that a player can cover distance quickly and scare defenders.

FOOTBALL

Health related fitness components

  1. Strength – Is needed for punching power
  2. Aerobic Endurance – Is needed to go twelve rounds without fatiguing.
  3. Body Composition – The right body composition is needed in order to be competitive physically.
  4. Flexibility – Is needed in order to dodge a punch and twist with a punch of your own.
  5. Muscular Endurance – Is needed so that a boxer can fight strongly for the whole twelve rounds.

Skill related fitness components

  1. Agility – Is needed to change direction, bobbing & weaving and switching fists.
  2. Balance – Is needed when dodging and punching.
  3. Reaction Time – Is needed to dodge and incoming punch and good reaction time is needed if there is an opening for a decent punch.
  4. Power – Is needed for combinations, fast punching power.
  5. Speed – Speed is needed to get quick shots off and combinations.
  6. Coordination – Is needed to bob your head, move your feat and punch all at the same time.

BOXING

Health related fitness components

  1. Strength – Is needed for barging, checking an opponent and fighting.
  2. Aerobic Endurance – Is needed to stay on the rink for a long amount of time without being subbed, playing box to box and defending a power play.
  3. Body Composition – Have to be the right size in order to meet the physical demands of the game as Ice Hockey has a lot of contact in it.
  4. Flexibility – The Goaltender needs this to pull of saves.
  5. Muscular Endurance – Is needed so that a player can stay physically strong all the way to the end of the 3rd period.

Skill related fitness components

  1. Agility – A Goaltender needs agility in order to pull of saves.  
  2. Balance – Is needed when dribbling with the puck, changing sticks in your hands and is generally needed to be a top skater.
  3. Reaction Time – Players have to be able to react quickly as the puck is often dumped into open space for players to skate onto.
  4. Power – Is needed to chase after a puck, face offs and when delivering quick snap shots. Also helps in the fights.
  5. Speed – Speed is needed when chasing after the puck and dribbling.
  6. Coordination – Is needed because a player is aiming at a relative small goal.  
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ICE HOCKEY

Compare the fitness requirements of the three contrasting sports

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  • The need for strength in both Ice Hockey and Boxing is needed for very much the same reasons. In Ice Hockey strength is needed because it is a very aggressive sport and players are often needing to barge other players or simply smashing them into the protective screens. Fighting seems to be a recognised part of the sport as well and strength is needed in order to get your opponent to hit ...

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5 stars This is incredibly thorough and in general constructed logically. The sections follow on from each other and make sense. There are many examples used to support the points and references to known elite performers for the same reason. Really good work.