Fundamental Movements for Physical Educators

By Michelle Borghese

Fundamental Movements

• Are movement patterns that involve different body parts and include skills like running, hopping, catching and etc.

3 Types

• Locomotor• Non-Locomotor• Manipulative

Locomotor Skills

• Motor skills where the body moves from one place to another.

Locomotor Examples

• Walking• Running• Hopping• Jumping • Skipping• Galloping

Non-Locomotor Skills

• Where your body parts are moving but you are in one spot not going anywhere.

Non-Locomotor Examples

• Stretching• Bending• Twisting• Turning

Manipulative Skills

• Motor skills involving an object.

Manipulative

• Throwing • Kicking• Rolling• Dribbling• Volleying• Catching

Movement Concepts

• Body Awareness• Space Awareness• Effort Awareness• Relationships Awareness

Body Awareness

• What the body can do

Space Awareness

• Where the body moves

Types

• Location- self space/ general space• Directions- up/ down, left/right• Levels- low/middle/high• Pathways- straight, curved• Extensions- large/small

Effort Awareness

• How the body moves

OR

Types

• Time- fast/slow • Force- strong/light• Flow- bound/free

Relationship Awareness

• To who and what the body relates

Types

• With people• With objects and/or people• Of body parts

In the End…

It all ties together!

…See!

Helpful Websites

• Steps PD• Skill Themes, Movement Concepts, and the N

ational Standards