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Semi-Finals Flashcards

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It is one of the oldest Olympic Sports, and has always been part of the ancient, as well as the modern Olympic Games

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Gymnastics

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As sports activity has beena round for over 2000 years

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Gymnastics

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This term derives from the Greek word “gymnos” meaning naked

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Gymnastics

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Introduced gymnastics in to the program of instruction in school

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Johan Basedow (1722-1790)

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Great grandfather of gymnastics and wrote the first book “Gymnastics for the Youth”

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Johann Guts Muths (1759-1839)

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Invented the stall bas and the vaulting box

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Perh Ling (1776-1839)

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He was the first to appreciate the corrective values of gymnastics

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Perh Ling (1776-1839)

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The father of Gymnastics

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Friedrich Jahn (1778-1852)

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Introduced marching and freehand exercises with music

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Adolf Spies (1810-1858)

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Started the first school for training gymnastics teachers

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Franz Nechtegale (1772-1847)

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The first American contributor to gymnastics

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Dr. Dudley Sargent (1849-1924)

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Started gymnastics in the Philippines

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Francesca Reyes Aquino

Director Candido Bartolome

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Defined as a self-motivating activity where one can manipulate the different parts of the body in varied movements (Dinoso, 1993)

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Gymnastics

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It is the performance of systematic exercises often with the use of light apparatuses like rings, and wands and other heavy gymnastic apparatus

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Gymnastics

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It is a competitive sport in which individual perform optional and prescribed acrobatics, mostly, on special apparatus and body control

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Gymnastics

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Objectives of gymnastics:

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Improve and maintain physically-fit body
Stimulate enjoyment 
Improve efficiently of movement
Correction of minor posture defects
Improve social development
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Elements of gymnastics:

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Balance
Endurance
Strength
Flexibility
Coordination
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Phases of gymnastics

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Conditioning program
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Stunts
Tumbling
Apparatus Exercise (heavy)
Pyramid building
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The exercises are selected for the purpose of preparing the body for more complicated movements and skills

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Conditioning program

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Exercises for warm-up can also be selected in this phase

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Conditioning program

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This phase can also be considered as “Calithenics” since routines can be made out of the exercises in the conditioning program

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Gymnastics

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Routines or exercise accompanied with music

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Rhythmic Exercises

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They are so called because they are performed in a rhythmical manner and the movements are flowing

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Rhythmic Gymnastics

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This phase included the freehand exercise, and all the exercises with the use of light apparatuses such as wands, rings, hoops, ribbons, ropes, etc.

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Rhythmic Gymnastics

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Gymnastics skill, dance skills, locomotor skills, stunts, and tumbling skills are combined to form a routine on the floor

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Rhythmic exercises

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This is where the performer can create and develop her own routine according to her abilities

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Rhythmic Exercises

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They are activities in the form of play and test one’s strength, flexibility, balance, agility, endurance, and coordination

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Stunts

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This phase is especially suited to the lower grades

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Stunts

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It can be considered as conditioning exercise and still some are preparatory stunts to tumbling skills

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Stunts

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This is the most important phase of gymnastics program because this is where the ability of the performer is tested as he rolls to and fro; twist, turns, an spring about on the mat, floor and in the air

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Tumbling

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This include exercises done on the balance beam, vaulting horse, parallel bars, uneven bars, rings, and the trampoline

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Apparatus Exercise (Heavy)

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This phase of the program makes a picture (mural) out of body static position.

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Pyramid building

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The position should be properly arranged and selected so that they form the shape of a pyramid

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Pyramid building

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It is a position where the body is curved like an arc of a circle with the hip forward and head and trunk bend backward

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Arch

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It is a stunt used by a performer to get off the apparatus

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Dismount

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It is a planned series of dance skills, locomotor skills, gymnastics skills, and tumbling skills performed with or without music

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Exercise or routine

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These are position held for two seconds

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Held or static position

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Stunts performed by the performer to go on an apparatus

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Mount

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It is the application of steady pressure to a particular muscle or group of muscles in order to attain a desire stretch

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Press

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It is support on one leg with the other leg raised at the back and the body arch

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Scale

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It is a position where the legs are extended forward and backward in a straight position

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Split

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It is a person who helps a performer goes about a skill for the first time

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Spotter

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It is the act of helping a person to go about a skill for a very first time

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Spotting

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It is a position where the head and knees are in contact and the trunk is curved

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Tuck

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Two types of body movements:

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Axial movements

Locomotors movements

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Axial movements:

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Twist 
Lift; rise
Circle
Bend or flex
Turn, rotate
Stretch, extend and straighten
Swing
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To move the body or part of the body around a wide axis

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Bend or flex

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To elevate a part of that body or the whole body to a desired level

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Lift, rise

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To lengthen a part of the body

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Stretch, extend and straighten

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To move a body around a long axis

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Twist

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To move a body around a point

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Circle

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To move continuously from one point to the other

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Swing

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To change direction to move around an axis

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Turn, rotate

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Movements done by a part or several parts of the body in a stationary place

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Axial movements

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Movements that bring the performer from one place to the other

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Locomotors movement

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Locomotors movement

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Run
Jump
Walk
Hop
Skip
Leap
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Is a series of steps in all directions

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Walk

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It is a walk with longer strides and there is a push-off by the foot suspend the body momentarily in air

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Run

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It is spring on one foot and land on the same foot

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Hop

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It is a step and hop with the same foot in one count

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Skip

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Is to spring on one foot and land on the other foot

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Leap

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Is to spring on both feet and land on one of both feet

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Jump

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Four divisions of body

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Head
Trunk
Upper Extremities or Arms
Lower Extremities

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Head

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Neck

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Trunk

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Chest region
Waist
Abdominal region
Hip region
Buttocks
Back- upper back and the lower back
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Upper extremities or Arms

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Hand- fingers, palm
Wrist
Arms-forearms, elbow
Shoulder girdle

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Lower Extremities

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Feet-toes and heels
Ankles
Legs-thigh, hamstrings, lower legs and knees

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