agility

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Noun

agility (countable and uncountable; plural agilities)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body.
  2. (countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.

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Agility is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance and stamina.

In sports, agility is often defined in terms of an individual sport, due to it being an integration of many components each used differently (specific to all of sorts of different sports). Sheppard and Young (2006) defined agility as "a rapid whole body movement with change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus."

In business, agility means the capability of rapidly and efficiently adapting to changes. Recently agility has been applied e.g. in the context of agile software development and agile enterprise.

Agility is also a Skill, in the MMORPG of Runescape, created by JAGeX. The premier Clan chat for training this skill is "Jebrim II".

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Wed Sep 8 11:00:38 2010

How can I train my dog for agility trials?
Q. Ok, i have a dog blah blah blah, straight to the point! I am in a Dog Obedience class in 4-H. We are training for Agility. I have taught my dog "jump" with a ladder. So, how can I make other props that represent the ones used in agility competitions she's three
Asked by natandvi - Wed Nov 5 15:26:09 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I've done DIY agility using brooms and lawn chairs for jumps, blankets tossed over a large moving box makes a good closed tunnel. You might want to consider finding agility classes near you. It would be hard to train your dog on the contact obstacles without using the real equipment. Local kennel clubs sometimes offer classes.
Answered by Beardies - Wed Nov 5 15:30:55 2008

How do I train my agility dog not to knock bars?
Q. I have a border collie that I am starting to compete in agility, and she is very fast. The only problem is she jumps really fast and flat. Does anyone have training tips on how to get a more rounded jump from her. Thanks in advance!
Asked by Ali - Mon Aug 24 15:48:13 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. very typical problem with BCs! and knocking bars will keep you from qualifying. I had a huge problem with my bc with this, retrained him using Linda Mecklenberg's book and system, much more successful now (took ages to get his novice title, couldn't get out of Advanced, since retraining he now has his MAD, closing in on his ADCH). Do the jump work and don't run courses for a while- it is well worth the time. You can also work sequences that don't include jumps- tunnel to weave entries are always a good thing to work! The book (Developing Jumping Skills) is available on cleanrun.com and if you do a search on youtube you can find some vids of some of the exercises.
Answered by tiptoptraining - Mon Aug 24 17:47:16 2009

What dog breeds are great for agility other than Aussies, Border Collies and Shelties?
Q. I have 2 Shelties and I'd like to get another small breed dog that I could do agility with. Possibly, even a toy breed. I know Toy Poodles are really smart but are they agile? I see a lot of Jack Russels but they are a bit too crazy for me. My trainer has a Duck Tolling Retriever but aren't they expensive? What about a Mini Aussie?
Asked by jessica - Sat Nov 24 10:51:41 2007 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Toy and Miniature Poodles are generally excellent at agility.
Answered by Natz - Sat Nov 24 10:58:18 2007

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