1. TOPIC ‘ MOTOR QUALITIES’
1. INTRODUCTION.
They are essential for a sportsman to carry out sport activities in an
appropriate way.
2. THE COORDINATION
Ability to develop ordered actions under brain action.
2.1. TYPES OF COORDINATION
There are two types of coordination:
DYNAMIC GENERAL COORDINATION
Movements that require the fitting of all the parts of the
body and in most cases, they imply locomotion.
VISOMOTOR COORDINATION
Activities which establish a relationship between the objective
and one part of the body. For example, score a goal, a basket,
play the piano…
This type of coordination is the specific characteristic in the
learning of skill exercises.
It could be classified into:
EYE-HAND, actions where we have to observe the
mobile and hit it with the hand. Example: tennis,
handball, basket, hockey…
EYE-FOOT, actions where we have to observe the
mobile and hit it with the foot. Example: football.
2.2. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE COORDINATION
Coordination is caused by how the nervous and the locomotor systems
work. The factors are:

2. THE TIREDNESS.
THE NERVOUS TENSION
THE AGE
THE LEARNING LEVEL
THE PHYSICAL CONDITION
THE NUMBER OF MUSCLE GROUPS INCLUDED IN THE
MOVEMENT
THE PART OF THE BODY
THE SKILL
THE DIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT
3. THE BALANCE
Ability of the body to keep a position contrary to gravitational force.
3.1. TYPES OF BALANCE
There are 2 types of balance when talking about human beings.
STATIC BALANCE. Ability to keep a position on a stable base
without movement of the body.
DYNAMIC BALANCE. It allows us to keep the desired position in
spite of the changes of position of any movement.
3.2. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE
The most important are:
A. THE HEIGHT OF THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY.
B. THE WIDTH OF THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY
C. THE BODY WEIGHT
D. THE STRENGTH
E. THE COORDINATION
F. THE HEIGHT OF THE SUPPORT

3. 4. THE AGILITY
Quality which is the union of the speed, the strength, the flexibility,
the coordination and the balance.
It’s the muscle and joint ease to make any movement. It’s essential in
the physical condition. It applies to human movements in which the body
turns, bends, jumps, rolls…