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Movement terminology
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What you will learn about
in this topic:
1. Movement terms
2. Sporting examples of movements
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Learning objectives
By the end of this presentation you
should be able to:
• Understand how different sports use
different movements to perform skills
• Describe the main movement terms
• Explain a range of sporting
movements using correct terminology
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Range of movements
There are a range of main
movements:
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Adduction
Abduction
Flexion
• Dorsi flexion
• Extension
• Rotation
Plantar flexion
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Adduction
This movement brings part of the
body towards the centre.
Adduction is adding it to the body.
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Adduction occurs in a butterfly
swimming stroke.
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Abduction
This is the opposite action to
adduction, where the limbs are
moved away from the centre.
A way to remember this is that
when someone is kidnapped, they
are abducted (taken away).
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A goalkeeper abducts their arms
when reaching for a save.
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Flexion
This is closing the angle at a joint.
When preparing to throw a ball, the
angle at the elbow decreases.
Catching a ball and bringing it to the
body is flexion at the wrist, elbow
and shoulder joints.
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Plantar flexion
This is the action of the toes moving
down when standing on your toes
with the top of the foot moving
away from the body.
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A high diver will use this action as
the take-off is initiated.
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Dorsi flexion
The movement of the toes up when
standing on heels with the top of
the foot moving towards the body.
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When a long jumper plants their
foot for take-off, at the heel first
action, they apply dorsi flexion.
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Extension
This is the opposite of flexion and is
when the angle increases between
the bones at a joint.
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In the run up for a
jump the long
jumper takes off and
extends the take-off
leg to generate as
much upward lift as
possible. This is an
example of
extension at the
hips.
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Rotation
The angles do not change but the
joint moves in a circular motion.
The throwing action of the service in
tennis and the bowling action in
cricket or rounders demonstrates
this type of movement.
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The throwing
action of the
service in tennis
and the bowling
action in cricket
or rounders
demonstrates
rotation.
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Task
Work in groups to prepare a
comedy sketch that incorporates all
of the movement terminology to
help you remember the terms.
For example, you could perform a
mime or a mockumentary with a
cheesy voice-over.
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Exam question
1. Choose a sporting skill and
describe how the body’s joints
perform the essential skill.
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What you have learnt
in this topic:
1. Movement terms
2. Sporting examples of movements
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Learning objectives
You should now be able to:
• Understand how different sports use
different movements to perform skills
• Describe the main movement terms
• Explain a range of sporting
movements using correct terminology
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© Folens 2009