The phrase "athletic ability in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skills or talents in a specific sport or physical activity.
Example: "Her athletic ability in basketball has earned her a scholarship to a prestigious university."
Alternatives: "sports skills in" or "physical prowess in".
You can have a lot of athletic ability in this league, but durability is sometimes as important as athletic ability.
Morgan showed her composure and outstanding athletic ability in the box, and Wambach finished the shot with such pace and accuracy.
We can already select against adult-onset diseases like Alzheimer's, and we may one day be able to choose qualities like eye color or athletic ability in our children.
While it is newsworthy that an elite liberal arts college like Haverford recruits about 15percentt of its class based on athletic ability ("In Winnowing the Candidates at Haverford, Every Little Thing Counts," Dec. 4), don't forget that an additional 25percentt of the class also participates in varsity athletics.
EDWARD B. FISKE Correction: January 26 , 2001 Friday An article in the quarterly Education Life section on Jan . 7about the role played by athletic ability in college admissions misstated the class membership of Matt Skoglund, a hockey player at Middlebury College who said he owed his education to his sport.
An article in the quarterly Education Life section on Jan . 7about the role played by athletic ability in college admissions misstated the class membership of Matt Skoglund, a hockey player at Middlebury College who said he owed his education to his sport.
Set to the music of Bach, Brian Eno and Chief Spotted Eagle, with some traditional Australian aboriginal selections, the 21-section work highlights the Momix dancers' athletic abilities in tapping into the movement of animals.
Michael Jordan and Karl Malone, his longtime rival, did not differ so much in their athletic ability or in how obsessively they practiced.
Not so well known is the significant role that athletic ability plays in access to elite colleges in Division III -- where athletic scholarships are banned, but coaches can offer something even more valuable over the long run: access to a top-rated college.
In high school and at Syracuse University in New York, Brown displayed exceptional all-around athletic ability, excelling in basketball, baseball, track, and lacrosse as well as football.
In Kate Buford's biography "Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe," the most objective measurement given for Thorpe's all-around athletic ability is in a section on his performance at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, where he won both the five-event pentathlon and, competing only six days later, the decathlon.
