Chapter 9: Speed, Agility, And Quickness Training Flashcards
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Speed, agility, and quickness
Speed
The velocity at which a movement is executed.
Resisted Speed Drills
Resisted speed drills involve the athlete moving against increased horizontal or vertical load.
Linear speed
The ability to move the body in one intended direction as fast as possible.
Stride rate
The amount of time needed to complete a stride cycle and is limited by stride length.
Drive phase
The point in the stride in which the foot is first in contact with the ground.
Recovery phase
The point in the stride in which the leg swings from the hip while the foot clears the ground.
Support phase
The point in the stride in which the runner’s weight is carried by the entire foot.
Agility
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.
Multidirectional
speed
The ability to create speed in any direction or body orientation (forward, backward, lateral, diagonal, etc.).
Beginner Progression
Proper movement skill
Intermediate Progression
Speed of movement
Advanced Progression
Reaction based speed of movement
Quickness
The ability to execute movement skill in a comparatively brief amount of time.
Reaction time
The time elapsed between the athlete’s recognizing the need to act and initiating the appropriate action.