Fundamental Movements for Physical Educators By Michelle Borghese
Fundamental Movements for Physical Educators By Michelle Borghese
Fundamental Movements • Are movement patterns that involve different body parts and include skills like running, hopping, catching and etc.
3 Types • Locomotor • Non-Locomotor • Manipulative
Locomotor Skills • Motor skills where the body moves from one place to another.
Locomotor Examples • • • Walking Running Hopping Jumping Skipping Galloping
Non-Locomotor Skills • Where your body parts are moving but you are in one spot not going anywhere.
Non-Locomotor Examples • • Stretching Bending Twisting Turning
Manipulative Skills • Motor skills involving an object.
Manipulative • • • Throwing Kicking Rolling Dribbling Volleying Catching
Movement Concepts • • Body Awareness Space Awareness Effort Awareness Relationships Awareness
Body Awareness • What the body can do
Space Awareness • Where the body moves
Types • • • Location- self space/ general space Directions- up/ down, left/right Levels- low/middle/high Pathways- straight, curved Extensions- large/small
Effort Awareness • How the body moves OR
Types • Time- fast/slow • Force- strong/light • Flow- bound/free
Relationship Awareness • To who and what the body relates
Types • With people • With objects and/or people • Of body parts
In the End… It all ties together!
…See!
Helpful Websites • Steps PD • Skill Themes, Movement Concepts, and the National Standards
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