Movement analysis Flashcards
What is the Sagittal plane and what are the movements and example
divides body into left and right sides
Flexion and extension
netball chest passes
What is the frontal plane and movements and example
Divides body into front and back
abduction and adduction
cartwheel
What is the transverse plane and what is the movement and example
Divides body to lower half and upper half
rotation
pirouette
What is the frontal axis and example
Runs through the centre of the body from the side
somersault
what is the sagittal axis and example
Runs back to front through the centre of the body (through the belly button
cartwheel
what is the vertical axis and example
runs top to bottom
pivoting in netball
What does the sagittal plane pair with
frontal axis
what does the frontal plane pair with
sagittal axis
what does the transverse plane pair up with
vertical axis