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Encyclopedia > Agility
Material to exercise the balance agility for children

Agility is the ability to change the body's position, and requires a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, and strength. Agility is usually achieved when a person is using his ATP_PC or lactic acid (anaerobic) systems. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Human position refers to a position of a human body. ... For meanings of the word balance, see: Look up balance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gross motor coordination addresses the gross motor skills: walking, running, climbing, jumping, crawling, lifting ones head, sitting up, etc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A reflex action or reflex is a biological control system linking stimulus to response and mediated by a reflex arc. ... Look up strength in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


In sports, agility is described in terms of response to an opposing player, moving target, as seen in field sports and racket sports. Sheppard and Young (2006) define agility as "a rapid whole body movement with change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus." A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ...


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Agility, one of the ilities, is the quality of being quick-moving and nimble.
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