SOC 21 - Planes And Axes Flashcards
What movements occur when performing a front or back tucked or piked somersault?
Movement in the sagital plane about the frontal axis
What movements occurbwhen doing a cartwheel?
Movement in the frontal plane about the sagittal axis
What movements occur when performing a full twist jump in trampolining?
Movement in the transverse plane about the vertical axis
What are the three planes?
Sagittal, frontal and transverse
What are the three axes?
Frontal, sagittal and vertical axes
What is a plane?
An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections
What movement occur in the frontal plane?
Side to side - abduction and adduction
What movements occur in the sagittal plane?
Moving forward and backward - flexion and extension
What movements occur in the transverse plane?
Doing a twist - Rotation
What plane does a jumping twist occur on?
Transverse plane
What’s a sporting example of a movement along the sagittal plane?
Sommersaults, throwing a javelin
What’s a sporting example of a movement along the frontal plane?
Cartwheel, goalkeeper diving
What’s a sporting example of a movement along the transverse plane?
Discuss throw, jumping twist
