Touch Football- Fitness
Evaluation of the Components of Fitness and an Analysis to Their Relevance of Touch Football
Touch football is a type of football in which the ball carrier is downed by touching instead of tackling. In the game of touch football, there are many different fitness components that relate to specific touch positions. This essay will evaluate the components of fitness and analysis their relevance to touch football. To complete this, a series of fitness tests were done to help determine my suitability to touch football resulting in a recommendation outlining my suitability to a specific touch football position, based on my fitness.
In touch football the ball is passed between the attacking team to players that are onside, who will run or move with the ball in an attempt to gain ground, giving them a chance to score. Defending players prevent the attacking team from gaining ground by touching the ball carrier, (Touch Football Australia, 2013). The attacking team has six touches until the ball is changed to the defending team. There are six players from each team on the field at a time. The six players are split into positions that consist of two middles, two links and two wings. The middles are positioned in the centre of the field, between the two links. These players must be fit with excellent communication and ball skills. They also crease opportunities for the outside players, (SportingPulse, 2013). The next position is the link. Links are positioned between the middles and wings. They are the most deceptive runners with the best ball handling skills. They have good anticipation, acceleration and evasive skills, (SportingPulse, 2013). They also need to be able to communicate and have good spatial awareness to keep everyone aligned in defence. The last position is the wing. They are positioned on each side of the field, outside the link and near the sideline. Wings are expected to be the fastest players on their team. The wing position seems to be the easiest
Touch football is a type of football in which the ball carrier is downed by touching instead of tackling. In the game of touch football, there are many different fitness components that relate to specific touch positions. This essay will evaluate the components of fitness and analysis their relevance to touch football. To complete this, a series of fitness tests were done to help determine my suitability to touch football resulting in a recommendation outlining my suitability to a specific touch football position, based on my fitness.
In touch football the ball is passed between the attacking team to players that are onside, who will run or move with the ball in an attempt to gain ground, giving them a chance to score. Defending players prevent the attacking team from gaining ground by touching the ball carrier, (Touch Football Australia, 2013). The attacking team has six touches until the ball is changed to the defending team. There are six players from each team on the field at a time. The six players are split into positions that consist of two middles, two links and two wings. The middles are positioned in the centre of the field, between the two links. These players must be fit with excellent communication and ball skills. They also crease opportunities for the outside players, (SportingPulse, 2013). The next position is the link. Links are positioned between the middles and wings. They are the most deceptive runners with the best ball handling skills. They have good anticipation, acceleration and evasive skills, (SportingPulse, 2013). They also need to be able to communicate and have good spatial awareness to keep everyone aligned in defence. The last position is the wing. They are positioned on each side of the field, outside the link and near the sideline. Wings are expected to be the fastest players on their team. The wing position seems to be the easiest
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