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Skill-Related Fitness

Eleventh graders learn the six components of skill-related fitness — agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed — the athletic abilities that power performance in sports and activities.

Grade 11Fitness55 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name skill-related components.
  • ✓Explain agility & power.
  • ✓See them in sport.
  • ✓Train your skills.
Essential Question

Health-related fitness keeps you healthy — but skill-related fitness makes you an athlete! What are its components?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Skill-Related Fitness Check

Project each item and have students answer about skill-related fitness components.

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Answer each question about skill-related fitness.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Beyond Health Fitness

6 min

Health fitness keeps you healthy — skill fitness makes you an athlete! What are its parts?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show an athletic move.
  • Ask what skills it uses.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Skill-Related Fitness

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Skill-Related Fitness Check.
  • Note agility and power.
  • Note reaction time.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Name.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do an agility drill.
  • Test reaction time.
  • Feel the components.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Agility!
  • React!
  • Feel it.
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Apply — Apply

13 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a sport.
  • Name its key skills.
  • Explain them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick it.
  • Name them.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain agility.
  • Explain power.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explain it.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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PE.2

Apply movement concepts.

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PE.3

Develop skill-related fitness.

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PE.1

Demonstrate motor skills.

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HE.1

Comprehend fitness concepts.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Component picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is the ability to ___.”
  • Demonstrate each.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with speed and balance.
  • Demonstrate a component.
  • Name one.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Design a skill drill.
  • Analyze an athlete.
  • Test all six.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🏃Open space
  • 💻Skill-Related Fitness Check
  • 🎾Sports equipment
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

skill-related fitnessathletic ability componentsagilityquick direction changesbalancestaying steadycoordinationmoving parts togetherpowerstrength + speedreaction timehow fast you respondspeedhow fast you moveperformancehow well you do
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is agility?
The ability to change direction quickly and control your body.
QUESTION 2
What is reaction time?
How fast you respond to a signal or stimulus.
QUESTION 3
What does power combine?
Strength and speed (like a jump or throw).

Cool-Down: skill it up.

Have students pick a sport and name two skill-related fitness components it needs. A printable skill-fitness sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: agility, balance, coordination, performance, power, reaction time, skill-related fitness, speed
  1. how well you do
  2. moving parts together
  3. staying steady
  4. athletic ability components
  5. quick direction changes
  6. how fast you move
  7. how fast you respond
  8. strength + speed

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is agility?
  2. What is reaction time?
  3. What does power combine?
Answer key — Part A: 1) performance · 2) coordination · 3) balance · 4) skill-related fitness · 5) agility · 6) speed · 7) reaction time · 8) power
Part B: 1) The ability to change direction quickly and control your body. 2) How fast you respond to a signal or stimulus. 3) Strength and speed (like a jump or throw).