LOCOMOTOR Flashcards
What is Locomotor Movement Skills
This pertains to the physical actions that allow a person to get from one place
to another.
When a locomotor skill is used, the individual is propelled to either what?
Forward, backward, or to the side.
Locomotor movements are mastered over time by using ______, or actions that involve the movement of large muscles in the arms, legs, and torso.
Gross motor skills
Locomotor skills are initially learned as a/an ______ and can be further developed throughout _______ and even ______ through _______________________.
Infant
Childhood
Adulthood
Play or formal physical education classes
Walking
Shifting one’s weight from one foot to the other.
Running
Is moving with longer strides and in faster speed than walking
Hopping
Springing on one foot and landing on the same foot.
Skipping
Done with a step and a hop using the same foot.
Jumping
Springing on one foot or both feet and landing on both feet.
Galloping
Stepping on one foot and cutting the other, either sideward or forward.
Leaping
Springing on one foot and landing on the other foot.
Sliding
Done by gliding on the floor, sideward or forward using the right and left foot alternately.
Creeping
A means of mobility with the arms straight, belly off the ground and weight on the hands and knees.
Crouching
Adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, sometimes to avoid detection or to defend oneself.
