Sports Persons Should Be Supported from the Training Stage

All activities which are a part of human behavior were subject to long-term development. Allow us to take throwing, which is regarded as basic motor activity, as an example. Within the deep past, throwing was necessary for feeding and defense. At the present, throwing has lost its importance together with the above-mentioned activities but it's involved in several sports to an excellent extent (e.g. athletics, handball, baseball, etc.). The task of a prehistoric hunter was to hit the target precisely to urge food. A present-day athlete aims to throw the javelin as far as possible. The results of the activity in both examples are often considered a performance. Performance is known as the extent to which a motor task is accomplished. With the prehistoric hunter, performance is evaluated dichotomically: hitting the target or missing and it's not restricted by any rules. Within the case of the athlete, performance is evaluated following rules of the sports discipline which were set beforehand, it's expressed by the length of the throw and is known as a sports performance. A capability to realize a given performance repeatedly is mentioned as efficiency. Reaching maximum efficiency in any activity isn't possible over each day. Efficiency is conditioned by several interrelated areas. Sports training focuses on reaching maximum efficiency in motor abilities connected to a particular sports discipline. Supposed performance depends on the motor ability and motor skills which are closely associated with the sports discipline. Motor abilities are often described as relatively stable sets of inner genetic presuppositions needed to hold out locomotive activities. They include force, speed, endurance, coordination, and adaptability.

By: Jyoti Nayak

Birla School, Pilani