Flexibility is the range of movement of the joint of a sports person.
i. Active flexibility:- The ability of an individual to do the joint motion for a longer range without any external help. Active flexibility is less than passive flexibility. Ex. doing any stretching exercise without external help.
It is two kinds:-
i. Static Flexibility:- It is usually required by a sports person when he remains in a static position e.g. Diving, Sitting, Lying, etc.
ii. Dynamic Flexibility:- It is needed for walking and running its increase by static stretching.
ii. Passive Flexibility:- The ability to do a joint movement with a greater range with the external help of a partner. This flexibility is largely determined by joint structure, stretchability of the muscle and ligament. Passive flexibility helps in the development of active flexibility.