Program design & technique for speed and agility training Flashcards

1
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3 important aspects of physical performance

A

1) Speed
2) Change of direction
3) Agility

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2
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High-speed human locomotion:

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Linear
Multidirectional

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3
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What limits speed, change of direction, & agility?

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The effective application of force

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4
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Which 2 factors affect an athlete’s success in the explosive movements involved in speed, change of direction, & agility?

A
  • Athlete’s strength capacity
  • Athlete’s ability to use this strength within the constraints of the activity
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5
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2 variables that describe force relative to the time available to produce force

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Rate of force development (RFD)
Impulse

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6
Q

Strength training enhances what?

A

Neural drive

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7
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Plyometric training increases what?

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The excitability of high-threshold motor units

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8
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Acute effects of SSC actions

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Tend to increase mechanical efficiency & impulse via elastic energy recovery

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9
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Chronic effects of SSC actions

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Upregulate muscle stiffness & enhance neuromuscular activation

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10
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The perceptual-cognitive demands on athletes are related to their abilities in the areas of: (5)

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  • Visual search scanning
  • Anticipation
  • Decision making
  • Reaction time
  • Tactical situation
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11
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More successful sprinters then to have ___ stride lengths as a result of properly directed forces into the ground

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LONGER

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12
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Field and court sports have a substantial number of ____ movements

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Preplanned COD

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