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