Chapter 9 Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training for Performance Enhancement Flashcards

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What is Speed?

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The “rate of performance” of an activity

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What is the Stretch-Shortening Cycle?

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An active stretch of a muscle followed by an immediate shortening of that same muscle

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What is Linear Speed?

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The ability to move the body in one intended direction as fast as possible

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What is Stride Rate?

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The amount of time needed to complete a stride cycle and is limited by stride length

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What is Stride Length?

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The distance covered with each stride and is improved by increasing the amount of force applied into the ground

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What is Drive Phase?

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When the foot is in contact with the ground

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What is the Recovery Phase?

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When the leg swings from the hip while the foot clears the ground

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What is the Support Phase?

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Where the runner’s weight is carried by the entire foot

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What is Agility?

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The ability to change direction or orientation of the body based on rapid processing of internal or external information quickly and accurately without significant loss of speed

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What is Multidirectional Speed?

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Being able to create speed in any direction or body orientation (forward, backward, lateral, diagonal)

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What is Quickness?

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An athlete’s ability to execute movement skill in a comparatively brief amount of time is part of the athleticism continuum

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What is Reaction Time?

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The time elapsed between the athlete’s recognizing the need to act and initiating the appropriate action

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What is Total Response Time?

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The summation of the reaction time and the time it take to execute the reactionary movement is of concern

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