7. Select the skill-related component which is defined as the ability to combine strength and speed while you are moving.

balance
coordination ***
power
speed

8. At the paintball field, Wynonna is always the first one on her team to be hit with the paintball and put out of the game. She notices that the paintball strikes her nearly all the time when she is moving between bunkers, even though she is a fast runner. Using her knowledge of skill-related fitness components, Wynonna can expand her time in the game by improving her

agility. ***
balance.
flexibility.
power.

9. Hoping to become better at stealing bases for his school’s baseball team, Carlos asks his coach for suggestions on an off-season training program. His coach suggests participating on the track team and, specifically, in the 60 yard dash. Why would working on his 60 yard dash help him in his base stealing technique?

Carlos will be able to predict when slower pitches will be thrown.
Greater agility is a benefit from sprinting practice.
His reaction time and speed will likely get better.***
Track practice will improve his sliding ability.

10. Two 14-year-old competitive dancers are excited about the upcoming state championships. Their routine has a lot of moves packed into a two minute song the partners execute together. The routine has them covering all four corners of the dance floor in that short time period. The dancers can expand the distance covered in a short period of time by improving their

agility to transition between individual dance moves.***
muscular strength to support shoulder lifts.
power to execute higher jumps.
upper body flexibility for wider arm circles.

11. Claire would like to improve her reaction time in order to get quicker at deflecting punches in her martial arts class. Claire can best develop her reaction time for this type of activity by practicing

combination blocks on her own.
combination blocks with a punching partner.***
weight training skills.
yoga poses and skills.

It's possible that few if any Jiskha tutors are experts in phys ed.

No one ask Ms.sue for anything she won't help!!

good luck!! you can do this.

To answer question 7, the skill-related component defined as the ability to combine strength and speed while moving is coordination.

To answer question 8, Wynonna can expand her time in the game by improving her agility.

To answer question 9, working on his 60 yard dash would help Carlos improve his base stealing technique because his reaction time and speed will likely get better.

To answer question 10, the dancers can expand the distance covered in a short period of time by improving their agility to transition between individual dance moves.

To answer question 11, Claire can best develop her reaction time for deflecting punches in her martial arts class by practicing combination blocks with a punching partner.