PHAC 3060 - Movement Skills and Concepts

Skill themes - what we do

Locomotor skills-travelling

Manipulative skills - Object receipt and propulsion

Non-locomotor skills - Performed in a relatively stationary location

Movement concepts - how we do it

spatial awareness where the body moves

\- location; personal vs general space

\- direction ; up, down, forward, backward, right, left, clockwise, counterclockwise

\- levels; high, medium, low

\- pathways ; straight, curved, zigzag

\- extensions; near and far

Effort - how the body moves

\- time; fast vs slow

\-force ; strong vs light

\- flow; bound (stiff) or free (flowing)

Relationships- who and what the body moves with

\-body parts - round, narrow, wide, twisted and straight

\-other objects or people ; over, under, around, near, far, along, through, meeting, parting

\-With others - leading, following, meeting, parting, mirroring, matching, alone, partners, group

Task elements

Task purpose

Critical features

\- aspects necessary for effective results

\-provide direction for modification efforts

Cues

\- instruction at meaningful points of emphasis

Sources of error

Task practice

Progress participants toward more advanced skills

Simple to complex task practice conditions

Control the environment, open vs closed skill

Control the number of people involved at one time

Cooperative vs Competitive

Offence vs defence

Single vs combined skill or concept

General task categories

Locomotion on land

Object propulsion

Object reception

Locomotion

Make modification based on capability difference

\- Space

\- Speed

\- Surface

Object propulsion

Object moves away from the body after contact with a body part or with another object or implement

\- throwing, kicking, punting, dribbling, volleying , striking or rolling

Object propulsion - object characteristics

Distance, size of object , colour of object and background, shape, movement, angle of trajectory, weight of implement

Example of object propulsion

Easy to difficult

Ball size; large, medium, small

Distance ; very close, near, far

Object reception

Taking in an object coming towards the body

\- timing, catching, trapping and blocking

\- reception location, object type, contact area

Example of object reception

Ball type; balloons or beach balls, oversized, regulation

Reception location: body midline, preferred side away from midline, non preferred side away from midline

Contact area; one vs two hands

Space and speed

Slowly in large space individually

Slowly in large space with others

Fast in small space with others moving fast

Surface

Decline surface; flat or smooth

Smooth, uneven

Inclined surface, hilly, uneven