What are the main skill requirements for specific sports?

There is no unified universal standard for the core requirements of special sports skills. They are essentially a collection of composite abilities that are highly bound to the rules and forms of confrontation of the event itself. The differences in the requirements of different events are even greater than the ability requirements across industries.

Take the most intuitive physical requirements, which also require endurance. Marathon athletes require the ability to resist lactic acid accumulation by maintaining the pace for more than two hours. Rock climbers require the static endurance of continuously tightening core and finger strength for dozens of seconds. They are completely different. If you ask Kipchoge to boulder, he may not even be able to climb the V2 route. If you ask a rock climbing champion to run a marathon, there is a high probability that he will not be able to run in 3 hours. Many novices blindly practice general running, jumping and strength when they first enter the industry. After practicing for a long time, they find that they are not used in special events. For example, the wrist strength trained by table tennis players is a controlled force exerted by quick retraction and release, which is different from the heavy weight support wrist strength required by weightlifters. The force exertion mode is far different. If the training is off-center, it will be easy to get injured.

Physical fitness is the threshold for entry. Whether you can understand the game depends on the mastery of special skills. I met an amateur golfer before who had tendons all over his body and could bench press 120 kilograms in the gym. He had been playing badminton for three years but could not beat a female high school student who had been practicing for one year. The core was that the power chain was completely wrong - high-distance golf requires the transmission of the entire force from the foot to waist rotation and then to arm swing. There is still a controversial point in the industry: Should we stick to standard moves? Traditionalists in the youth training system believe that movement specifications are the basis of efficiency, and they must be refined from childhood to millimeter level, otherwise it will be more difficult to change movements when you grow up. ； But the new generation of coaches prefer that as long as the movements are adapted to their own physical conditions, the force chain is smooth and effective. You see, Yao Ming's shooting posture is completely different from Curry's. Both are top-notch efficient in their respective positions. This debate has been going on for more than ten years, and there is still no unified conclusion. The selection and training logic of different teams are also very different.

Once you have mastered your skills to a sufficient level, whether you can move forward depends on your tactical awareness. Anyone who has played wild football should have experienced this. Many people are very good at dribbling and shooting, but they become invisible as soon as they play an official 11-a-side game. They either put their heads on the ball when they get it, or they don't know how to move and respond. I saw an interview with National Table Tennis Team before and found that their training now even specifically simulates the opponent's playing habits, allowing athletes to practice the ability to "anticipate the opponent's prediction". After all, competitive sports is a confrontation between people. No matter how standard your movements are, you can't win if someone has figured out the way.

Another thing that is most easily overlooked by ordinary people is special psychological quality. This is the watershed between top players and first-class players. Take shooting for example. During the finals, the audience was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. You have to keep your fingers moving no more than 1 millimeter while the audience holds their breath. A slight sway is the difference between a gold medal and a bronze medal. ； If it were a football event, the boos and cheers of tens of thousands of people in the audience would shake the stands. You have to stop the ball, shoot, and move normally under this kind of interference. If you have poor mental quality, your legs may become weak. I watched an interview with Quan Hongchan before. She said that if she failed in a jump, she would not think about the previous jump before the next jump. This ability to "empty emotions in an instant" was developed specifically for diving events. It may not be applicable to other events, but it is a core competency in the diving field.

After all, the requirements for specific sports skills are never a fixed list. The rules and confrontation formats of the sports you play correspond to the abilities you need to practice. There is no need to blindly practice based on the general "sports ability list" online. The right way is to focus on the details of your own sports.