Teaching Fundamental Movement Skills ~ Using Stories, Imageries & Cartoons ~ Mohammed Azhar Yusof Physical Education & Sports Science
Teaching Fundamental Movement Skills
~ Using Stories, Imageries & Cartoons ~ Mohammed Azhar Yusof
Physical Education & Sports Science
Understanding growth & motor development Categories of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Developing FMS Establishing a common language Using stories, imageries & cartoons
Teaching FUNdamental Movement Skills ~ Using Stories, Imageries & Cartoons ~
Children automatically develop their movement skills as they mature.
Failure to develop & refine fundamental & specialised movement skills during the crucial preschool & primary school often leads to frustration & failure during adolescence & adulthood.
Failure to develop mature patterns in throwing, catching & striking makes it difficult for children to succeed in & enjoy even a recreational game of rounders.
PE is viewed as a time to get away from the confines of the classroom, to have fun, and to “blow off steam”.
Do you agree with the following statements?
Develop good FUNdamental movements Building good psychomotor foundation
building blocks of more advanced movement and skills
Children are not mini-adults, are different Different stages of development
Need to be recognised and activities designed to suit development stages
Engineering early success and encouragement are key
Important considerations in PE
Directional Development Cephalo-caudal direction ~ head to toes Proximal-distal direction ~ mid-line of body outwards to limbs The process by which our motor skills change over time is NOT by maturation, but of adaption and learning.
Importance of early acquisition of fundamental motor skills
There exist a proficiency barrier of combining skills when fundamental motors skills are not acquired.
•Two to seven years of age •Ideal time for children to master :
•Locomotor skills •manipulative skills. •Stability skills
These movement skills develop along a continuum of stages from the initial to elementary and to mature stage
Fundamental Movement Phase
Locomotor walking, running, leaping, jumping, sliding, galloping, hopping, skipping
Manipulative
throwing, rolling, catching, kicking & dribbling (foot), striking, bouncing & dribbling (hand), dribbling (implement)
Stability balancing (static & dynamic), bending & curling, turning, twisting, stretching, transferring weight
Classification of FMS
Initial Stage characterized by relatively crude, uncoordinated movements. execution not rhythmically coordinated.
Elementary Stage
greater control over movements but appear awkward and lacking fluidity.
Mature Stage well coordinated, mechanically correct, and efficient act.
Stages in FMS Phase
Stages of Motor Development “The child has the developmental “potential” to be at the mature stage. Attainment will depend on
factors within the task, individual and environment”
Gallahue & Ozmun (2006)
Environment Task & Instruction Opportunities for learning Encouragement
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Group size Space Equipment
Task & Instructions Clear & simple/appropriate Accompanied by good demonstration
Opportunities for learning Maximising participation
Encouragement Lots of positives
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Group size Space Equipment – developmentally appropriate and
sufficient numbers
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Task & Instructions
Clear & simple/appropriate Accompanied by good demonstration
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Instructions
Clear & simple/appropriate Accompanied by good demonstration
Positive Complete
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Instructions Opportunities for learning
Maximising participation
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Instructions Opportunities for learning Encouragement
Lots of positives
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition
Environment Group size Equipment Space
Task & Instructions Clear & simple/appropriate Accompanied by good demonstration
Opportunities for learning Maximising participation
Encouragement Lots of positives
Factors affecting Skill Acquisition