Movement Skills

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Across
  1. 3. A locomotor skill that moves the body through space by transferring weight from the ball of the toes of one foot to the heel of the other.
  2. 5. A manipulative skill that involves striking an object (most often a ball) in a downward direction with one or both hands.
  3. 6. A locomotor skill that transfers the body's weight from one foot to the other; the body is slightly inclined and the arms and legs swing in opposition.
  4. 8. A locomotor skill that is performed with an uneven rhythm; it is a combination of a walk and a run in which one foot leads and the other plays catch-up.
  5. 9. SKILLS Movements that involve body-management skills achieved on the floor (with and without an apparatus).
  6. 11. A manipulative skill that involves receiving and controlling an object with the hands; this skills requires focus on an approaching object and making necessary adjustments to receive it.
  7. 13. A gymnastic skill that involves a horizontal transfer of weight that can take many forms and that can move in forward, backward, or sideward directions.
  8. 14. A nonlocomotor skill that involves vibratory movement with tension and relaxation; it can be preformed by the whole body or by individual parts.
  9. 15. A nonlocomotor skill that involves transferring weight from one part of the body to another; the transfer motion is either forceful and suspended or relaxed and sustained.
  10. 17. A locomotor skill in which a gallop is performed sideward; one foot leads and the other plays catch-up to an uneven rhythm.
  11. 18. A locomotor skill that propels the body upward from a takeoff on one foot (heel-ball-toe); the landing is made on the same foot (toe-ball-heel).
  12. 22. Movements that involve any gross motor skill in which an object is involved or manipulated.
  13. 27. A locomotor skill that involves using the hands and knees (or hands and feet) to move the body through space.
  14. 29. A nonlocomotor skill that involves a partical or complete rotation of the body around an axis, causing a shift in weight placement
  15. 32. A manipulative skill that involves the manipulation of a ball with the feet; force is imparted to a ball horizontally along the ground with the goal of keeping it close to the feet (control).
  16. 34. A gymnastic skill that involves pushing and pulling and supporting one's weight while moving the body up or down.
  17. 37. Gymnastics that are child-oriented and involve naturally progressive exploration and discovery.
  18. 38. A locomotor skill that is similar to a run, but with greater knee and ankle action.
  19. 41. A nonlocomotor skill that moves the body from a higher position to a prone, supine, or on-the-side lying down position.
  20. 42. A nonlocomotor skill that rotates ONLY a part of the body around an axis.
Down
  1. 1. A nonlocomotor skill that creates an arc or circle around a stationary base; it can be executed by the body as a whole, by the upper or lower torso alone, or by the head, arms, or legs.
  2. 2. Movements performed in place; they involve the axis of the body rotating around a fixed point (non-traveling skills).
  3. 4. A manipulative skill that transports an object from one place to another, often from a lower to a higher level (knees are first bent and then straightened).
  4. 7. A gymnastic skill that requires an apparatus.
  5. 10. A manipulative skill that involves moving an object away from the body through the air with the hands (overhand to underhand to overhand).
  6. 12. A nonlocomotor skill that usually uses the whole body as it shifts quickly and forcefully to avoid an object (or person) moving toward it.
  7. 16. A nonolocomotor skill that moves the body from any level to a position in which the body's weight is placed on the buttocks or thighs.
  8. 19. A manipulative skill that involves resistance and is used to move something from one place to another toward the base of support.
  9. 20. A manipulative skill that involves moving a ball away from the body with the hands; the object must travel along the ground.
  10. 21. A locomotor skill that propels the body from a takeoff on one or both feet; the toes leave the ground last and are the first to reach it on landing (which involves both feet).
  11. 23. Movement skills that transport the body as a whole from one point to another (traveling skills).
  12. 24. A gymnastic skill that involves the smooth shift of the body's weight from body part(s) to body part(s).
  13. 25. A manipulative skill that involves striking (imparting force to) an object in an upward direction with the hands or other body parts (excluding the feet).
  14. 26. A nonlocomotor skill that involves extending the body, its parts, and one or more joints, vertically, horizontally, or any point in between.
  15. 28. A manipulative skill that imparts force to an object using an implement or a strong arm movement.
  16. 30. A locomotor skill similar to a skip, but with the same time value for the step and the hop (it has an even rhythm); it is often used in folk dances.
  17. 31. A manipulative skill that imparts force (usually on a ball) with the leg and foot; the goal is to impart force for distance.
  18. 33. A gymnastic skill that occurs when a person's center of gravity is over the their base of support (whether that base is a foot, hands, or head); it may occur while stationary (static) or while moving (dynamic).
  19. 35. A nonlocomotor skill that brings two adjacient parts of the body together, usually toward the body's center, using ball-and-socket or hinge joints.
  20. 36. A locomotor skill that involves lying on the stomach, with head and shoulders raised off the floor and the weight of the upper torso supported by the elbows.
  21. 39. A manipulative skill that moves something, against resistance, from one place to another away from the base of support.
  22. 40. A locomotor skill that involves a combination of a step and a hop; it has an uneven rhythm and more emphasis is placed on the hop than the step (the lead foot alternates).