FITNESS CRITERION A

Malaika ngei

AUGUST 28, 2019

PHE
malaikar
 Fitness
introducing fitness
according to the CDC (center for disease control and prevention) fitness is defined as the ability to
carry out daily tasks without undue fatigue, while maintaining vigor and alertness. There are two types
of fitness, all being bodily fitness, in essence, they are skill related fitness and health related fitness.

Skill related fitness

Skill related fitness is the ability to do well in everyday life activities. it includes training to perfect
various qualities, especially in sports. There are components of skill related fitness, which are what
one aims to improve when training. These are:

Agility- this is the ability to change and control your direction and position of your body when engaging
in an activity, while maintaining a constant rapid motion. having your body under your own control.

Balance- this is the ability to control and stabilize the body when a person is standing or still moving.

Coordination- the ability to use your senses as well as your body parts while engaging in an activity.
Speed- this is the ability to move your body or parts of the body swiftly, a lot of sports rely on speed
to gain advantage over your opponents.

Power-this is the ability to move the body parts fast and swiftly, while applying the maximum force of
the muscles.
Reaction time- the ability to respond to and action in the least amount of time, and quickly. Either in
what you hear, see or/and feel.

Health related fitness

Health related fitness is the act of improving one’s physical health and stay healthy. This involves
exercise activities that one does in order to maintain and improve healthy bodily functions. Health
related fitness covers four components that focus on factors of the body that promote optimum
health and prevent on set of disease and problems associated with inactivity, which are;

Cardiorespiratory fitness- this is the ability to exercise for long periods of time, requires a strong
healthy heart, lungs and clear blood vessels to supply the body with o2

Muscular strength- this is the amount of force one is able to put forth with the muscles.

Flexibility- this is the ability to maneuver the joints fully. Flexibility is achieved when one’s muscles are
long enough and the joints are free enough to allow extreme movement.

Body composition- this is the percentage of body weight that is fat compared to other body tissue.

Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing several diseases
like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity and exercise can have
immediate and long-term health benefits. Most importantly, regular activity can improve your quality
of life.
Assessment:
MYP PHE Authentic Summative Assessment - e- Portfolio

Task Specific Classification

Grade 11

KEY CONCEPT: Change

RELATED CONCEPT: Choice and Function

GLOBAL CONTEXT: Scientific and Technical innovation

N.B

All the theme of your work should be focused on the global context

Goal- Your task is to conduct tests of measuring the 2 major components (3 from each component) so
as to assist athletes improve their skills to a higher level.

Role- You are a Coach demonstrating how the choices we under take changes our performance.
Audience- Team

Situation- You as a student Coach you are supposed to coach, observe, analyses and record your
athlete’s performance during the fitness session and create a PowerPoint presentation of strategies
on how to improve performance in terms of fitness levels.
Product

I. Observe, record and design a quality fitness testing video

II. Research, Plan and come up with a detailed word document presentation of different ways of
fitness testing.
III. PowerPoint presentation ( 8 slides) describing the effectiveness of successes your plan based on
the outcome( Reflection)
IV. 120 Minutes Video presentation
V. Design a training Manual for assessing all components of fitness

Successes

Design a Fitness testing manual

I. PowerPoint presentation of strategies of improving performance to a higher level.

II. Highlight the relationship between the key related and Global context and relate to the task
assigned.

III. Video Presentation

Iv. A Component of fitness testing manual

MYP Objective
Criterion
A. I, ii,iii
 B. i,ii,

C. I,ii,iii

D. I, ii,iii

KEY CONCEPT: Change

RELATED CONCEPT: Choice and Function

GLOBAL CONTEXT: Scientific and Technical innovation

N.B

All the theme of your work should be focused on the global context

TESTS

Skill related fitness:

I have chosen;
-coordination

-balance

-reaction time

1. Coordination
-Coordination is the body’s ability to perform smooth and efficient movements. Good
coordination requires the athlete to combine multiple movements into a single movement
that is fluid and achieves the intended goal.
-There are three types of coordination;
1. Fine Motor Skills
 Require coordinated movement of small muscles (hands, face).
 Examples: include writing, drawing, buttoning a shirt, blowing bubbles
2. Gross Motor Skills
 Require coordinated movement of large muscles or groups of muscles (trunk,
extremities).
 Examples: include walking, running, lifting activities.
3. Hand-eye Skills
 The ability of the visual system to coordinate visual information. Received and then
control or direct the hands in the accomplishment of a task.
 Examples : include catching a ball,sewing,computer mouse use.

COORDINATION TESTS
 a) STICK FLIP COORDINATION TEST
The stick flip test is a coordination and general motor skill test. Participants attempt to flip
a stick using two other sticks.

purpose: to measure hand-eye coordination and dexterity.

equipment required: three sticks are required for each person being assessed. Each stick
should be about 60 centimeters (~2 foot) long, two centimeters (~1 inch) in diameter and
with tape or painted at one end.

 procedure: there are two parts to this test, one with five attempts at a half flip, the other with
five attempts at a full flip. Three practice attempts are allowed before each part.
 Half-Flip: the subject holds a stick in each hand at waist level so that the sticks are
horizontal. The assessor places the third stick across the two hand-held sticks. The
subject then attempts to flip the balanced stick so that it turns one half of a rotation
and lands back on the two hand‐held sticks. The subject should attempt five half-flips
with one point scored for each successful attempt. The flip is unsuccessful if the stick
is not flipped the half rotation or drops to the floor.

 Full-Flip: The starting position is the same as for the half-flip part of the test. In this
second part, a full flip is attempted. The stick must go through a full rotation and land
balanced across the other two sticks, with the same orientation as the starting
position (using the painted end of the stick as a guide). Two points are awarded for
each successful attempt.

 scoring: One point is awarded for each successful half-flip, two points for each successful full-
flip. Add up the scores for the two test parts and see the table below for a coordination rating.
The maximum possible score is 15.
TEST TWO : ALTERNATE HAND WALL TOSS TESTS
-purpose: to measure hand-eye coordination

-equipment required: tennis ball or baseball, smooth and solid wall, marking tape, stopwatch
Explain the test procedures to the subject. Perform screening of health risks and obtain informed
consent. Prepare forms and record basic information such as age, height, body weight, gender, test
conditions. Perform an appropriate warm-up and practice. See more details of pre-test procedures.

-procedure: A mark is placed a certain distance from the wall (e.g. 2 meters, 3 feet). The person stands
behind the line and facing the wall. The ball is thrown from one hand in an underarm action against
the wall, and attempted to be caught with the opposite hand. The ball is then thrown back against the
wall and caught with the initial hand. The test can continue for a nominated number of attempts or
for a set time period (e.g. 30 seconds). By adding the constraint of a set time period, you also add the
factor of working under pressure.

scoring: This table lists general ratings for the Wall Toss Test, based on the score of the number of
successful catches in a 30 second period.

2. BALANCE TESTS
a) Y BALANCE TEST

-this is a test used to measure dynamic balance

-procedure; the YBT requires the athlete to balance on one leg whilst simultaneously reaching as far
as possible with the other leg in three separate directions: anterior, posterolateral, and
posteromedial. Therefore, this test measures the athlete’s strength, stability and balance in various
directions. The YBT composite score is calculated by summing the 3 reach directions and normalizing
the results to the lower limb length, whereas asymmetry is the difference between right and left limb
reach

Equipment required:
 Reliable and consistent testing facility (minimum 2×2 metres).
 Y Balance test kit, or sticky tape and a measuring tape.

 Performance recording sheet

b)