MOVEMENT ENHANCEMENT: LESSON 1

Movement is a keystone of a physical education it may be affected by:

1. Physiological factors - is physical fitness and bodybuilding.
2. Biomechanical factors - it's all about teaching movement skills effectively.
3. Sociological factors - it's always about dealing with your competitors or teammates.
4. Psychological factors - it's all about fear, anxiety and self-concept.

movement education is originated in the year 1970s by Rudolf Laban he is a dancer and the
founder of this type of education. He established that the body is the mechanism through
which people moved.

“You only get one body; it is the temple of your soul.” – Samuel Aunweor
-if you truly treat your body like a temple, it would serve you well for decades, if you abused it,
you must be prepared for poor health and a lack of energy. Our body is very important so
better to have enough knowledge and understanding of different movements that you will be
doing every day.

Movement has 4 different concepts:

1. Body Awareness
- Identification and location of body parts.
- Body shapes and position
 In each person and they have their own body shapes because everybody have
different structure and it depends on the genes, in terms of position it depends
on your body shapes like for example if you are too fat there are some positions
that you cannot do if you have a big stomach or tummy's it's very difficult for you
to bend over or to get up easily if you are to lean so you cannot lift some heavy
loads so it is a case to case basis.
- Awareness of body movements
 It is important also to be aware of what you will be doing with your body
because our body movement have also limitation. So be careful not to injure
yourself.
- Body as a communicator to express feelings.
 To express your feelings, we can't deny that action speaks louder than words
even if you can’t tell you can use your body to express your feelings like in
Dancing.
- Awareness of muscle tension and relaxation
  In this statement, our body needs a massage to release the tension and to relax
the muscles especially if you are an athlete and to all the people who feel muscle
tension needs a good massage.

2. Spatial Awareness
- To move within general space safely
 It is very important to know the safety protocols in all means.
- Recognize different directions and how to change directions
 There are some people who are not good at directions, so if you are one of them
you need to practice your sense of direction.
- To understand the different levels of movement
 To avoid a future injuries or accident
- To travel through different pathways and the pathways that different objects
move in. Adjusting range of movements according to the task and situation.
 Like in playing basketball or any kind of sports you must practice on how to avoid
some obstacles during a game and to adopt the changes of some unexpected
situation like when you bump into your crush or Yung pinaguutangan mo.

3. Qualities of movement - this concept tells you how the body moves
- Balance: Nature of Static and Dynamic balance and role of balance in movement.
 Static balance - refers to the ability of stationary movement like squats, two
leg stances and one leg stance.
 Dynamic balance - it's a standing and moving about or stepping from one
place to place like walking in a parallel bars and stair climbing.

- Time: differentiate among speeds and to increase or decrease the speed of

movement.
 Ex: walking and running
- Force: to be able to create and modify one's force to meet the demands of the
task.
 Ex: throwing some objects
- Flow: to combine movements smoothly and to perform movements within a
restricted time or space.
 4. Relationships - it tells with whom and what does the body move.
- To understand the association of body parts to one another and the body.
- To move effectively relative to other individuals and/or within a group.
- To be aware of the relationship between the body and its parts to objects.

Fundamental Motor Skills - these skills are the basis for all physical activity that we
do in sports, gymnastics and other physical recreation activities. If you can't develop
these skills, you are more likely to be continued to be involved in physical activity in
later life.

3 categories of Motor Skills:

1. Locomotor Movements - these are the movements where the body travels through
space from one location to another.
Ex:
Walk - the walk is a transfer of weight from 1 foot to the other. Usually, the heel
touches first, it is a heel to toe movement.
Jog - is a form of running at a slow pace.
Run - is a transfer of weight from 1 foot to the other however, the body is propelled into
the air and suspended between run steps. Heels are almost not touching the
ground.
Jump - is performed by a 2 foot take off and 2-foot landing.
Leap - is performed by pushing off from 1 foot and landing on the other foot. can be
combined with a run or walk approach.
Gallop - a forward movement where 1-foot leads to Gallop while the other foot follows.
The lead footsteps with a bent knee and pushes off into the air and landing on
the trailing foot. The rhythm is uneven, long to short. Long (the step) and Short
(The landing).
Slide - is like a gallop but performed in sideways movement. The rhythm is uneven, long
to short. Long (the step) and Short (thee landing).
Hop - is performed by springing or pushing off from 1 foot and landing on the same foot.
Skip - a combination of a step and a hop on the same foot followed by a step and hop
on the other foot. The rhythm is uneven, long to short. Long (the step) and Short
(the hop).
2. Non- Locomotor movements - our actions and movements that we perform in our spot.
Ex:
Twisting - to rotate the part of the body around an axis.
Bending - to move from a straight position into a curved position.
Rotating - to turn about an axis or a center.
Swaying – shifting weight from one side to the other side smoothly.
Swinging - moving a body part side to side.
Turning - to face a new direction or turning the whole body.
Stretching - to extend the body parts vertically or horizontally.

3. Manipulative skills - is one in which a child handles an object with the hands, feet, or
other body parts. manipulative skills are basic to the development of sports skills.
Ex:
Throwing – involves propelling a ball away from the body and is a target skill. these skills
are difficult to practice in isolation from each other.
Catching - a performer must gain possession or control open object by reaching to
intercept a moving object or stopping it with an implement.
Kicking - to hit someone or something with the foot or to move the feet and legs
suddenly and violently.
Dribbling - is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in each direction, avoiding
defenders attempt to intercept the ball.
Volleying - to propel (an object) while in the air and before touching the ground
especially. To
hit (a ball) on the valley or to discharge in or as if in a volley.
Hitting - to deal a blow or stroke. To come against with an impact or collision. Heating
an object with force.
Passing - the action of throwing, kicking or hitting a ball or puck to another team
member during a sports match.
Punting – punting first arose to describe kicking a ball dropped from the hands before it
hits the ground.