Planes And Axis

Question 1

Characteristics of a somersault

Answer 1

You move forward, with your left and right sides moving together in the same direction - in the sagittal plane. Your body bends on a line thepat runs horizontally from side to side - around your frintal axis

Question 2

Movement of a somersault

Answer 2

Face forward, with arms held upwards. Lean forward, lift your seat and tuck it in tightly, holding the position with your hands on your shins as you jump. Release legs, extend them and stretch out your body. Raise your arm to skow down the rotation and land

Question 3

Cartwheel plane and axis

Answer 3

Frontal plane and sagittal axis

Question 4

Characteristics of cartwheel

Answer 4

Your body moves sideways, from left to right or vice versa - in the frontal plane. Your body rotates around a line that runs from the front to the back of your body - around your sagittal axis.

Question 5

Movement of a cartwheel

Answer 5

Swing your chest and arms down. Move into a straddled handstand. Put down a landing leg, and lift arms and chest sideways and upwards. Return to standing position with arms and legs in line

Question 6

Characteristics of a twist jump

Answer 6

The key movement is up or down, or from side to side, but around one spot - in the transverse plane. They twist around an invisible line that runs from head to toe - around the vertical axis