Program design & technique for speed and agility training

Question 1

3 important aspects of physical performance

Answer 1

1) Speed
2) Change of direction
3) Agility

Question 2

High-speed human locomotion:

Answer 2

Linear
Multidirectional

Question 3

What limits speed, change of direction, & agility?

Answer 3

The effective application of force

Question 4

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

Answer 4

• Athlete’s strength capacity
• Athlete’s ability to use this strength within the constraints of the activity

Question 5

2 variables that describe force relative to the time available to produce force

Answer 5

Rate of force development (RFD)
Impulse

Question 6

Strength training enhances what?

Answer 6

Neural drive

Question 7

Plyometric training increases what?

Answer 7

The excitability of high-threshold motor units

Question 8

Acute effects of SSC actions

Answer 8

Tend to increase mechanical efficiency & impulse via elastic energy recovery

Question 9

Chronic effects of SSC actions

Answer 9

Upregulate muscle stiffness & enhance neuromuscular activation

Question 10

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

Answer 10

• Visual search scanning
• Anticipation
• Decision making
• Reaction time
• Tactical situation

Question 11

More successful sprinters then to have ___ stride lengths as a result of properly directed forces into the ground

Answer 11

LONGER

Question 12

Field and court sports have a substantial number of ____ movements

Answer 12

Preplanned COD