Fundamental Movements Skills Flashcards
movement patterns that involve different body parts. It is referred to at times as the movement foundation (Gabbard, 2012) because of its importance in the subsequent development of more complex skill combinations.
Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS)
These movements serve as the foundation or building blocks to the more specialized, complex skills used in play, games, sports, dance, gymnastics, outdoor education, and physical recreation activities
Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS)
enumerate the 3 categories of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS)
Locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative skills
skills that involve moving from one place to the next
locomotor
Involves the transfer of weight from one foot to the other while moving
walking
the weight of the body is transferred in a forward direction from the heel to the ball of the foot and the toes. The feet should move parallel to each other, with toes pointing straight ahead
walking
not really a fast walk because the movement
lifts up into the air
running
a series of small leaps. In _____, there is a momentary period where the body is not supported at all
running
a lift into the air by means of force made by the feet or hands against a surface landing evenly on two feet.
Jump
Involves jumping from one foot to the same foot after a brief suspension in the air
Hopping
The push off from the floor is made from the ball and toes of the foot with the knee of the opposite foot bent and the foot off ground
Hopping
is a combination of a step and a hop sequence with alternating feet after each hop.
Skip
Sideways movement in which the weight of the body is shifted in the direction of the slide
Sliding
Is a jump from one foot while moving the body forward. In the _____, the toes of the take-off foot leave the floor last and the landing is on the ball of the opposite foot
Leaping
Is a step together of the legs going in the forward direction
Gallop