Component 3: Coordination
coordination is key for any athlete in any
The foundation under any athlete
sport. Whether the sport is
football,
are the six skill-related fitness components. baseball, tennis, or soccer, coordination is
Developing these skills will make the high vital to the success within the sport. You
school students more confident to exercise can practice hand eye coordination by
on their own while also helping them excel trying
to keep
in fitness. The six components are agility,
3 balloons in
balance, coordination, speed, power, and the air
hitting
reaction time.
them only
with your
Component 1 and 2: Agility
hands, which
and Balance
my students
were
Although these components are
different, I believe they go hand in hand,
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which is why I teach them together. In
Component 4 and 5: Speed
order to be agile,
you must have
and Power
At the high school level it is a
good balance and challenge to develop speed because most
vice versa. I students are about to be done puberty or
instruct the are done. Although you won’t become
students through extremely fast, you can still increase your speed
ladders for speed slightly. Students achieve this by a
agility and Bosu drill called 4 corners. In which the students
Ball exercises to stand in the middle and must touch each
improve balance.
corner and sprinting back to the middle.
High school students can also achieve an increase
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Reaction time can be improved by simply
playing “wall ball” with a reaction ball.
Component 6: Reaction
Time
Reaction time is a small but crucial
skill within sports. It could improve your
child’s talent in sports such as baseball,
tennis, basketball, and even soccer.
Dieting and Eating Healthy
I will also be teaching your children
about the positive effects of eating well.
Whether you are trying to lose weight or
adding muscle, eating well will assist in the
process. According to Men’s Health
I will be walking your teenagers on
how to apply a proper warm up before their
main activity. A warm up should last 5-10
minutes and include light running and
dynamic stretching.
Web Site
Description
Link
Physical Education Central
A website created for PE
teachers to help with activity
ideas and assessments.
www.pecentral.org
Shape America
Shape America sets the
standards for an effective
Health and Physical Education
Class.
www.shapeamerica.org
New Jersey Health
Physical Education
and The current New Jersey
standards of education for
HPE.
www.state.nj.us
NJAHPERD
Promotes the development of www.njahperd.org
an active lifestyle.
WebMD
An article written on the topic
of dieting.
www.webmd.com/diet/
Teach PE
Focuses on the fitness related
skills.
http://www.teachpe.com/fitness/skill.php
Cool Down
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also
Magazine,
eating
healthy
can make
you feel
happier. (Hrustic, 2016)
Warming Up
A cool down after
moderate to
vigorous activity is
recommended
because it will
help relieve tightness and/or
soreness in the muscles after the
workout. This also lasts 5-10
minutes with light jogging
and eventual walking and static
stretching.
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