1 Know the fitness and training requirements necessary to achieve excellence in a selected sport
1.1 Fitness requirements for achieving excellence in sport Different people have different fitness requirements depending on their job, hobbies and the sports and leisure activities they enjoy. There are many definitions of fitness. In general, fitness is your ability to meet the demands of your lifestyle or environment.Different sports require different fitness components. A sports coach can build a profile of a performer’s sport-specific training needs in order to design a training programme to target and enhance fitness components that are important for their sport.
Components of physical fitness
The six components of physical fitness are:
• aerobic endurance
• muscular endurance
• flexibility
• speed
• muscular strength
• body composition.
Aerobic endurance is also known as cardio-respiratory fitness, cardio-respiratory endurance or aerobic fitness. It is the ability of the cardio-respiratory system to efficiently supply nutrients and oxygen to working muscles during sustained physical activity.
BTEC’s own resources Unit 1 Fitness testing and training
Warm up Warm up How have they got there?
Think of a sporting role model: an elite sports performer, somebody who has achieved ‘excellence’. Write down fie factors that you think have contributed to their success. Think about their fitness levels, the training they have undertaken, their lifestyle and psychological factors.
Discuss in groups and compare the factors you have identifid with those of other sporting role models.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt: the fastest man on the planet. What is his most recent time for the 100m?