The Importance of Motor Fitness in Netball

The Importance of Motor Fitness in Netball

In a sport like netball, we need motor fitness; this would allow the

performer to be successfully in a game or even in any particular

activity. There are many components of motor fitness, which we apply

to in a game of netball.

Speed is one of the products of motor fitness, when playing netball

the player shall use a lot of speed when on the court. Producing quick

movements allow a player to dodge the opposition and they are able to

get free to receive a pass. A player without quick movement may slow

the game down and would not be able to get away from a player quick

enough resulting in an interception taking place, leading to lost

possession.

Agility allows a player to rapidly change body position and direction

in a precise manner. Netballers use agility a lot when participating

in a game of netball. Players use this fitness to try and put off

their opposition. They pretend to go one way and with quick body

movement they change to go another and by doing this they are able to

use leg power to speed off into a free space and receive an oncoming

pass. If you have enough power in your legs then you are able to use

it to push off from one point and change complete direction to go in

another free space on the court which would then confuse the defender

as they would carry on and it would be longer before they were to

catch up with you, by this time you may be able to have received a

pass and be ready to move on creating more space on the court.

Another motor fitness is co-ordination this allows a person to be able

to perform motor tasks in an accurate way. Co-ordination helps you

with dodging and moving around the court to get away from your marker.

Moving your body has a lot to do with co-ordination, when being marked

you may pretend to go one way and go in a different direction, all