Health and fitness related components

these. For a cricket player this is an important component of fitness, so that players can reduce the effect of fatigue during long periods of play. Strong and efficient heart and lungs will help a player keep working hard throughout a game without losing breath and lowering performance. A player with healthy cardio endurance will be able to cope with the heat stress of playing all day in the sun. The bleep test can measure heart and lung efficiency reflecting the oxygen uptake. Harvard step test and the ten minute run are other methods of measuring cardiovascular endurance. Cardio endurance could be improved by running long distance and other sports that involves a lot of movements.  Muscular endurance is the ability of the muscles to move weight over a long period without tiring and losing effectiveness. Cricket performer, working for a lengthy period, need muscular endurance so they can keep their skill level high throughout the game. Strength endurance tests include sit-ups, push-ups, chins and dips. There are other tests for different parts of the body using machines. Lifting lighter weights many times develops muscular endurance. Muscular strength can be seen in a person who can lift heavy weights. Strength is defined as the ability to lift a maximum weight in one attempt. A fast bowler needs strength and speed combined together to create a power to ball at a very fast speed at each attempt. A batsman having poor strength may not be able to slog the ball with enough power. A fielder needs to be able to jump for a ball in challenge. Muscular strength varies in different parts of the body. The vertical jump test and the standing broad jump test measure leg strength. The pull-up test measures arm strength. Weight lifting machines and lifting free weights help develop strengths.Flexibility is movement at a joint to its fullest range. With regular practice the joints can get nearer to their maximum range of movement. Being flexible enables greater range of movement in the execution of strokes, and may reduce injury in the long term. For a fast bowler a full range of movement in arm muscles is required so does a batsman to play ball at different body positions. Fielder diving for a ball should be able to move the joints in legs in arms without hurting themselves. The sit and reach test is the most common test for flexibility. To achieve a high range in movement of muscles different activities are required, such as …….Body composition is how the body is made up in terms of bone, muscle and fat. The percentage o fat and muscle can be changed according to diet and exercise. Bone structure gives us our build. Excess body fat would affect the cricketer's ability to move freely around the field, and also increase fatigue during training and game play. Fast bowlers needs bones to be long to give him height, and less fat is required to not interfere with the speed, because having extra fat can make him slow and unable to keep working at an extreme to hard level for a long period. Skinfold measure is used to find out body fat levels. Almost a lot of activities lower the body fat level. Having a diet full of all nutrients gives us healthy bones. Other ways of improving body shape could push-ups, sit-ups, weight lifting and many more. Skill-related fitness components differs form health related components. A physical motor ability of the body adapted to specific sports is defined as skill related fitness. There are six skill-related fitness components, balance, speed, power, reaction time, agility, co-ordination which relates to all sports in different positions. Balance is the ability to keep the body stable whether still, moving or in a different shape by keeping the centre of gravity over the base. For a batsman body balance is necessary to keep in hold at a fast ball coming, or moving legs and body but still in balance to go for a shot or stay in defence. Balance is also required for safety, as a keeper needs to be balance while jumping for a catch, otherwise will break a bone.Speed is the fastest rate at which a person can complete a task or cover a distance. Running at high speed, acceleration, and agility are very important in cricket for moving between the wickets, in fielding and in balling. Sprint time over 20m, with a split time for the first 10m helps improving speed. You may also want to do a cricket specific test, sprinting over the actual pitch distance carrying a bat.Power is the ability to apply a combination of strength and speed in an action. A batsman needs the power to slog a ball with enough strength and speed to make up for a boundary. A bowler needs to apply a combination of strength and speed to ball at a high speed. Reaction time is the time it takes to respond to a stimulus. A keeper is required to have a good reaction time in respond to catch a ball. A fielder needs a fast reaction time to react when a ball is hit, either catching, or running after get it and pass it back to the keeper. So should a batsman be able to respond to a fast bowler or a spinner. Spinners always tricks the batsman.Agility is the ability to change direction quickly and still keep control of the whole body. Keepers needs to be able to jump right or left while still in position to catch the ball, or run out a player. So does a batsman needs the ability to change direction quickly while in position to slog a ball. Fielder running and picking or catching the ball at same time all needs agility.Co-ordination is the ability to use two or more parts of the body at the same time. Fielder use their hand and legs at the same time while trying to catch a ball without looking at the flour or their and hand. Almost all player use different parts of the body at the same time.