SAE Exam 1 Speed Ch1-6

Mark any definition of speed which was discussed in this class

• quantity measured in m/s

• time taken to cover a distance

• game speed - maximizing performance by getting a body or body part to a place at the right moment

• change in speed over time

True or false: anyone can be a 100m sprinter if they reach their max potential?

• True

• False

True or false: One person's maximum potential in a particular skill can be greater than others with the same training level.

• True

• False

What factors impact the chance a person makes it to the Olympics in their sport? MATA

• Age of exposure to training

• Injuries

• Socioeconomics and access

• Inherited and leaned psychological traits

When the increase in performance at a certain training intensity no longer outpaces the rate of recovery, what has been met?

• Athletic interval

• Genetic ceiling

• Maximum exposure

• Developmental limits

This fiber type is associated with Strength and Power

• Type I

• Type IIa

• Type IIx

• Type IIa and IIx

I want to be the best 100m Sprinter. Mark the traits I want:

• More IIa than I

• More IIx than I

• High recruitment of both IIa and IIx

• Higher recruitment of IIa than IIx

True or false: long lever length (femurs, torso, etc.) is NOT an advantage for speed.

• True

• False

These TWO factors determine running speed:

• Stride length and leg length

• Stride length and RFD per strike

• Stride cadence and leg turnover

• Stride length and cadence

Cadence is best defined as:

• steps per second

• strides per second

• contact time

• flight time