Assessing Motor Skill Development
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Beginner |
Intermediate |
Advanced | |||||||||||
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Student Name |
Centre of gravity in relation to base of support (keeping centre of gravity inside base of support for stability) |
Coordination (trunk and limbs working in opposition) |
Spatial awareness (focusing on what body parts are doing) |
Directional forces (force usually goes in one direction) |
Kinesthetic awareness (especially in inversion) |
Mental preparation (well defined picture in mind) |
Concentration (totally focused) |
Altering base of support (smaller base of support) |
Visual imagery (reviewing skill in mind) |
Isometric contraction (strong, tight muscles) |
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Assessing Motor Skill Development
Performance Cues | |||||||||||||
Beginner |
Intermediate |
Advanced | |||||||||||
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Student Name |
Directional forces (manage force around a fixed centre) |
Centre of gravity |
Body control (change of gravity during swing) |
Spatial awareness (decisions about appropriateness of intended swing) |
Pathways (maintaining velocity) |
Generating velocity (by moving centre of gravity) |
Controlling velocity (by extending or shortening body) |
Adjusting/controlling forces (changing grip) |
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Assessing Motor Skill Development
Performance Cues | |||||||||||||
Beginner |
Intermediate |
Advanced | |||||||||||
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Student Name |
Centre of gravity (rotates around axis) |
Limbs in motion (close to body) |
Maintaining equilibrium (all body parts in line) |
Directional forces (moving centre of gravity) |
Approach velocity (shortening or straightening body) |
Summation of forces (controlling body during rotation) |
Various axes (rotating around two axes) |
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