Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Physical Eduction- Gymnastics Unit-Key Terms
- Locomotion- Self-Propelled movement.
- Action- language of locomotion to describe movement
- Pathway- Language of locomotion to describe
the direction of a movement
- Level- Language of locomotion used to describe
the height that a movement takes place
- Effort- Language of Locomotion used to describe the
intensity of a movement
- Speed- Language of Locomotion used to describe the
quickness of a movement
- Sequence- Arrangement of a number of gymnastic
techniques performed in succession
- Balance- Ability to retain a centre of mass
over a base of support
- Arabesque- One point (foot) balance
- V-Sit- One patch (bum) balance
- Shoulder Stand- 3 patch (shoulder; arms x2) balance
- Dish- One patch (back) balance
- Rotation- The movement of the body around an axis
- Longitudinal- The axis that runs down through the top of our head (pencil roll)
- Transverse- The axis that runs through the
side of your body at the hip (forward roll)
- Medial- The axis that runs through the centre
of the body belly button (cartwheel)
- Flight When you are not in contact with
the floor for a period of time
- Hurdle-Step- Technique used for
take off when using a spring bored or
trampette in gymnastics
- Aesthetically- Perform a skill/technique or sentence in a pleasing manner which is good to look at.