Saint Ferdinand College

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Bachelor of Physical Educaation
City of Ilagan, Isabela

“MOVEMENT EDUCATION”
Coordinative Abilities
Week 5

I. EXPLORE & ELABORATE:

Coordinative abilities are primarily depend on the motor control and

regulation process of Central Nervous System (CNS). For each
coordinative ability motor control and regulation process function in
a define manner.
Coordinative abilities are relatively stabilized and generalized
pattern of motor control and regulation process that enables a sport
person to do a group of movement with better quality and effect.
Coordination ability means an ability to quickly and purposefully
perform difficult spatio-temporal movement structures. Within this
context, coordination abilities  are understood as an externally
visible manifestation of the control and regulation processes of the
motor activity of the central nervous system. The complex of
coordination abilities consists of a group of basic coordination
abilities

The difference between technical preparation and development of

coordination abilities:

 technical preparation aims at perfection, technical mastery of

a limited number of required motor skills, their automation
and stability control
 stimulating coordination abilities consists in being
introduced to many motor activities, whereas perfect mastery
is not the aim, the aim being only a certain degree of
automation

Developing coordination abilities includes:

 broadening motor experience (e.g. headstand or beating a

rhythm with the right hand),
 further, on the basis of already acquired motor experience,
creating new original movement structure through the process
of putting together mastered movements into more complex units
(e.g. handstand, beating a different rhythm with the right and
left hands)
  performing movements in new changed conditions which require
new creative problem solution (e.g. a sequence of handstand –
forward roll or beating a changing rhythm with the right and
left hands)

Characteristics of Coordinative Abilities:

 Phenomenon of control of movement & its regulation.

 Efficiency of CNS.
 The functional capacity of sense organs is important factor for
the existence & further development of coordinative abilities.
 Influence performance in games and sports in combination with
each other.
 Relation motor abilities & psychological factor.
 Improved only when movements are performed. Pre-requisites for
acquiring mastery of movements.

General as well as Specific:

 Performance affected by different coordinative abilities

appearing in varied combination.
 Various sense organ involved.
Various forms of Coordinative Activities:
Blume (1978) a sport scientist has suggested the following 7
coordinative abilities which affect performance in games and sports.
Combinatory / Coupling
Ability:
 Ability to
systematically and
meaningfully combine the
movement for successful
performance.
 Important in high degree
of difficulty e.g.
gymnastics & team game.
it is the ability of a player to
move his physical organs in order
to do his activities. For example, Coordinative between hands and
eyes, feet and eyes etc. Ex. in volleyball the spiker spikes the ball
according to the lift of the ball and blockers coordinating the
movements of his hands head and fett.
Differentiation Ability:
 Ability to achieve high
degree of perfection and
economy of separate body
movement and movement
phases in a motor action.
 Acquire mastery of the
skill for effective
application.
  Different sports- different means and methods.
 Depends upon functional capacity of kinesthetic sense organ.
It is the ability to determine the position of the body & its parts in
time & space in relation to gravity, object. This ability to achieve a
high degree of accuracy & economy of separate body movements phases in
a motor action.
Orientation Ability:
 Ability to analyze and
change the position of
the body in time and
space in relation to
field of action and
moving object.
 Depend upon optic sense
organ, vestibular
apparatus or sense organ
&kinesthetic receptor.
It is the ability of a person to
adjust himself as per the time and
condition of place. This ability has difference importance in each
game. Ex. Play ground.
Reaction Ability:
 Ability to respond
quickly to a given
stimulus and execute well
directed action following
a signal.
 E.g. gun shot in 100 mt.
 Depend upon optic,
acoustic and tactile
sense organ.
It is the ability to react
immediately or quickly and effectively to a signal. Example, receiving
the spike of your opponent in
volleyball, the automatic reaction of
putting your arms together and use it
to dig the ball and kepp the rally
going on. Two types: Simple & complex
reaction Ability.
Rhythm Ability:
 Ability to understand the
rhythm of movement to
execute the movement with
required rhythm.
 Synchronization among body parts in a movement.
 Depend upon optic, acoustic and kinesthetic sense organ.
to observe or perceive the rhythm of a movement & to do the movement
with external rhythm - music or express. Example: In dancesport, it is
very important to assure that your
routines are proportion to your dance
(rumba, samba, cha cha cha, jive, paso
doble) and your movements must be in
timed with the rhythm. Another example:
In rhythmic gymnastic, the graceful
movements must be inclined with the music (synchronization of the
routine to the rhythm of the music).
Balance Ability:
 Ability to maintain
equilibrium both in
static and dynamic
condition.
 All body movement
affected by this
ability
 Special importance
when movements are
performed in small
area.
 Depend upon a
vestibular sense organ.
As the ability to maintain balance during the complete body movement &
to regain balance quickly after the balance disturbing movement.
Example: In Artistic Gymnastic, It is very important to land
perfectly, precisely and properly. Balance is very much important here
as they use the gymnastic apparatuses (balancing beam) in order for
them to maintain their posture exellently.

Adaptability Ability:
 Ability to bring
about an
effective change
in the movement
according to
anticipated
changes in
situation.
 Adjust or change
the movement
during the
movement changes and anticipated in the situation.
 Expected or suddenly take place.
 Depend upon optic, acoustic sense organ.
to adjust or change the movement effectively on the basis of changes
or anticipated changes in the situation. Example: In basketball, as
they guard one player to stop him from travelling the ball to their
court they have to use techniques that will help the player prevent
the conversion of the play to a point. Sometimes, this technique is
not suited to every single player so you have to chance it immediately
so you can guard him effectively.