Program design & technique for speed and agility training Flashcards
3 important aspects of physical performance
1) Speed
2) Change of direction
3) Agility
High-speed human locomotion:
Linear
Multidirectional
What limits speed, change of direction, & agility?
The effective application of force
Which 2 factors affect an athlete’s success in the explosive movements involved in speed, change of direction, & agility?
- Athlete’s strength capacity
- Athlete’s ability to use this strength within the constraints of the activity
2 variables that describe force relative to the time available to produce force
Rate of force development (RFD)
Impulse
Strength training enhances what?
Neural drive
Plyometric training increases what?
The excitability of high-threshold motor units
Acute effects of SSC actions
Tend to increase mechanical efficiency & impulse via elastic energy recovery
Chronic effects of SSC actions
Upregulate muscle stiffness & enhance neuromuscular activation
The perceptual-cognitive demands on athletes are related to their abilities in the areas of: (5)
- Visual search scanning
- Anticipation
- Decision making
- Reaction time
- Tactical situation
More successful sprinters then to have ___ stride lengths as a result of properly directed forces into the ground
LONGER
Field and court sports have a substantial number of ____ movements
Preplanned COD