COORDINATIVE ABILITY OR AGILITY
It is the ability of the body to perform movement with perfection and efficiency.
It is the ability to repeatedly execute a sequence of movements smoothly and accurately. This involves the senses, muscular contractions and joint movement. Every physical activity in life requires the ability to coordinate our limbs to achieve a successful outcome from walking to the complex movements in sports.
It is the ability of the human body to change direction quickly and effectively. In other words, it is the ability to change movement or direction in the shortest time without getting unbalanced. This provides good balance of body during action. It is, in fact, the proper combination of strength, speed, endurance and flexibility during movement. The accuracy of actions, rhythm, change of movement, balance, graceful action, etc. all depend upon coordinative ability. It is mainly neuromuscular coordination that depends - upon central nervous system. It is required for almost every game.
Coordinative ability is of five types:
(1) Adaptive Ability: It is the ability that enables modifications of motor activity on the basis of comparison or anticipation of new or changing condition while performing activity.
(ü) Balance Ability: It is the ability to keep body or its parts in relatively stable position.
(i) Combinatory Ability: It is the ability to put partial movements together into more complex movements.
(iv) Kinesthetic Ability: It is the ability to realize kinesthetic and dynamic features of movement.
(v) Rhythm Ability: It is the ability that enables to grasp motor movement and expresses that movement in very coordinated way with graceful actions.
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