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Assignment 8.1 Complete this table on your personal wikispaces. Add 5 sports to the end of the table. Tick on health related and one skill related component of fitness that you consider the most important for the activity listed.
 * Activity || Speed || Strength || Cardio || Muscular || Flex. || Power || Reaction Time || Agility || Balance || Coord. || Body Comp. ||
 * Swimming ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Squash ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Marathon ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Tennis ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycling ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Rugby ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * sprinting ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cross Country Skiing ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Aerobics ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Basketball ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Judo ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Gymnastics vault ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Badminton ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cricket ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Assignment 8.2

From the list of the following Fitness Components, I want you to create a page on your wikispace that outlines a recognised test for, a description of the test (including the methodology used to carry out the test) and the way in which you evaluate the results of the test. You should include a link or pictures of charts to evaluate performance.

aerobic fitness anaerobic fitness strength muscular endurance flexibility body composition speed

Assignment 8.3

Reseach and write 200-300 words attached to this assignment board about the following topic:

"How is technology used in the assessment of fitness"

Assignment 8.4

Answer the following questions on your wikispace

1. Identify two physical fitness components and two motor fitness components that will be required in a) taekwondo b)basketball. Give details of when each component will be needed within the activity 2. In any test, validity and reliability are important. How would you ensure that an investigation was reliable and valid 3. Critically evaluate the validity and reliability of the multi-stage fitness test as a measure of aerobic capacity. 4. Explain the division of physical fitness into general fitness and specific fitness 5. Using the example of badminton, how might you adapt a test of agility to make it more sport specific 6. What factors contribute to the aerobic capacity of an individual 7. Outline the factors that affect the flexibility of an individual 8. List the major differences between males and females with regards to cardio-respiratory system function