sports for components of fitness

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Created on: 12-01-22 20:44

sports linked to aerobic endurance

long distance runner - to run at a high intensity for longer without getting tired

swimmer - to swim at a high intensity for longer without getting tired

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sports linked to muscular endurance

rowing - to be able to repeatedly contract your arms back and forth without them getting tired

cycling - to be able to repeatedly contract your legs by pedalling for an extended period of time without them getting tired

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sports linked to muscular strength

weight lifter - to be able to lift the highest weight possible in order to win

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sports linked to body composition

basket baller - to be able to have the correct physique to be suited to basketball to give you an advantage over your opponents

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sports linked to speed

sprinter - to be able to move off the blocks as fast as they can over a short amount of distance in order to be quicker than your opponents

hockey player - to be able to either go forward on an attack or come to defend as quick as you can when your team

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sports linked to agility

rugby player - to be able to avoid a tackle by changing direction and moving your body without losing balance or time to get past your opponents to score a try ,

footballer - to be able to change the direction either to avoid being tackled by dribbling

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sports linked to flexibility

gymnastics - to be able to perform exercises that require a high level of flexibility to impress the judges and get a higher score than your opponents

diving - to be able to perform diving techniques that require a high level of flexibility while divin

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sports linked to balance

gymnast - to be able to land any mid air exercises correctly and fluidly to impress the judges and receive a higher score .

trampolinist - to be able to successfully land flips and other air time exercises without falling over or losing balance

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sports linked to power

shot put - to be able to throw the shot put further by using all the power in their body to try and get a further score than their opponents

sprinter - to be able to use all the power in your body to push yourself off of the blocks further and get an

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sports linked to reaction time

sprinter - to react to the gun firing quicker and get off the blocks sharper for an advantage over your opponents

, goalkeeper - to be able to react to the ball coming towards the net quicker to try and stop it going in and giving the other team a goal.

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sports linked to muscular endurance

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weight lifter - to be able to lift the highest weight possible in order to win

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basket baller - to be able to have the correct physique to be suited to basketball to give you an advantage over your opponents

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