Chapter 9: Speed, Agility, And Quickness Training Flashcards
SAQ
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.
Total response
time
The summation of the reaction time and the time it takes to execute the reactionary movement is of concern.
Special mobility/flexibility uses
Addresses specific postural, movement needs.
Dynamic warm-up uses
Prepares the neuromuscular system for coordinated activity.
Technique work uses
Establishes proper movement patterns for desired skills.
Speed of movement drills uses
Trains the neuromuscular, physiological, and biomechanical systems to maximize output.
Game-specific energy systems work uses
Improves the physiological system’s ability to sustain bouts of maximal output as well as recover between these bouts in a game scenario.
Cool-down/ flexibility regeneration uses
Allows neuromuscular, physiological, and biomechanical systems to return to pre-game or training levels, facilitating tissue repair, and energy replacement.
