Physical Literacy Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is Physical Literacy?
The ability to move with competence and confidence in a variety of physical activities.
This includes understanding and applying movement skills in various contexts.
List the 7 Categories of Skillful Movement.
- Target Activities
- Striking and Fielding
- Invasion and Territorial
- Net Wall Games
- Body Management
- Alternate Environment
- Low Organization Activities
These categories encompass different types of physical activities and sports.
What are Target Games?
Games where players aim to hit or get a projectile as close as possible to a specific target to score points.
Examples include Golf, Darts, Archery, Bowling, and Billiards.
Define Striking and Fielding games.
Games where one team strikes the ball to score runs, while the other team fields to prevent scoring and get batters out.
Examples include Baseball, Cricket, Longball, and Kickball.
What characterizes Invasion and Territorial Activities?
Teams compete to control or invade specific areas of the playing field.
Examples include Football, Basketball, Hockey, and Capture the Flag.
What are Net/Wall Games?
Games where players or teams compete to send a ball or object over a net or barrier to score points by making it land in the opponent’s court.
Examples include Volleyball, Badminton, and Tennis.
What is Body Management in sports?
Controlling and coordinating movements to achieve specific goals, requiring agility, coordination, balance, and flexibility.
Examples include Dance, Gymnastics, and Yoga.
List activities included in Alternate Environment.
- Swimming
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill Skiing
- Cycling
- Orienteering
- Skateboarding
- Canoeing/Kayaking
- Snow Shoeing
These activities often occur in varied terrains and conditions.
What defines Low Organizational games?
Simple, easy-to-set-up activities.
Examples include Kings Court, Prisoner’s Base, and Tag Games.
What are the 10 Basic Movement Patterns?
- Evading
- Sending and Receiving
- Locomotion
- Springs and Landings
- Swings and Rotations
- Accompanying
- Statics
These patterns form the foundation of physical movement skills.
Define Evading in movement patterns.
To juke or dodge someone, characterized by light and quick movement.
This skill is essential in many sports for avoiding opponents.
What does Sending and Receiving entail?
The exchange of an object from one point to another using multiple body parts such as feet, hands, or head.
This is crucial in sports involving passing or throwing.
What is Locomotion?
Moving from point A to point B in various ways.
This includes running, walking, and other forms of movement.
Describe Springs and Landings.
Jumping up while gravity brings you down.
This involves techniques for safe and effective jumping.
What are Swings and Rotations?
Moving or spinning around an Axis Point.
This is important in activities like gymnastics and diving.
Define Accompanying in movement.
Moving with an object in hand while traveling from point A to point B.
This is common in sports like basketball and football.
What are Statics in movement patterns?
Staying in place and balanced.
This is important for stability in various sports.
List the Performance Cues.
- Visual Spot
- Force Generation
- Limbs in Opposition
- Stance
- Contact Point
- Release Point
These cues help improve execution of basic movement patterns.
True or False: The essential rules of a game must be understood to play effectively.
True
Understanding the rules is fundamental to participating in sports.
What are strategies and tactics in sports?
The plans and methods used to achieve success in competitions.
This includes offensive and defensive actions.
