Proficency Of Movement Flashcards
Fundamental motor skills
Basic skills like walking and crawling
Locomotor skills
Used by an individual to get from one place to another
Manipulative motor skills
Ability to handle an object or piece of equipment with control
Tennis cricket
Body management
Movement involved in controlling and managing the body in terms of balance
Bending twisting
Specialised motor skills
Advanced fundamental motor skills or a combination of motor skills that apply to a sport
Soccer kicking
Gross motor skills
Involves a large amount of muscle groups required with handling large amounts of support
Lifting heavy weights
Fine motor skills
Require fewer muscles and are activated by a small number or nervous impulses mainly used when accuracy is required
Throwing darts
Open motor skills
Performed in an environment that is impacted by teammates and external timing
Netball
Closed motor skills
Stable predictable environment
Golf
Discrete motor skills
Short in duration a distinct beginning to end
Throwing ball
Serial motor skills
Discrete motor skills strung together to form a more complicated action
Gymnastics
Continuous motor skills
No clear beginning or end, repetitive and rhythmic movements
Running cycling
