Recency

Question 1

Outline the characteristics of ability

Answer 1

Ability = part of our genetic make-up we inherit from our parents
Abilities = innate; we’re born with our abilities
Underpin skills in sport, e.g. extent flexibility underpins walkover in gymnastics
Classed as motor, perceptual or psychomotor.
Types of abilities accepted, e.g. dynamic flexibility, static strength

Question 2

Outline the different types of fast twitch fibres

Answer 2

Type IIa:
Red-pink/pinkish in colour
Medium fibre diameter
High phosphocreatine content
Fast twitch type IIa structural characteristics support near maximal contractions. Anaerobic/aerobic in nature. Intermediate rate of fatigue. Utilised by middle distance athletes/games players

Type IIb:
White in colour
Large fibre diameter
High phosphocreatine content
Fast twitch type IIb structural characteristics support high intensity rapid contractions. Anaerobic in nature. High rate of fatigue. Utilised by powerful athletes – sprinters/weight lifters