What are the Fundamental Motor Skills

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What are the Fundamental Motor Skills?

• By Jacqueline Whitaker
• Ninth Grade Class

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What are basic Fundamental Motor Skills?

• Fundamental Motor Skills
• It is the ability to perform basic physical
  skills correctly that are used in all sports.

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Basic Motor Skills

• Walking is one of the basic motor skills.
• DefTo move over a surface by taking steps with
  the feet.

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Basic Motor Skills
Play At the Hop

• Hopping is another basic motor skill.
• Def One leg bends and bounces in a light
  vertical motion.

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Basic Motor Skills

• Jumping is another example of a motor skill.
• Def To spring off the ground or other base by a
  muscular effort of the legs and feet.

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Basic Motor Skills

• Skipping is also one of the basic motor skills.
• Def To move lightly by hopping on one foot and
  then the other.

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Basic Motor Skills

• Sliding is a another basic motor skill.
• Def To move over a surface while maintaining
  smooth continuous contact.

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Basic Motor Skills

• Throwing is an example of a basic motor skill.
• Def To propel through the air with a motion of
  the hand or arm.

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Basic Motor Skills

• Kicking is one more basic motor skill.
• Def To strike out with the foot or feet.
• Here is a link to view soccer pictures
  http//www.soccer.com/

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Basic Motor Skills

• Striking is also a basic motor skill.
• Def To hit sharply with the hand, the fist, or
  with an object.

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Skills in Sports
Here are some examples of each fundamental skill
in a sport.

• Sliding hockey
• Throwing football
• Striking tennis
• Kicking soccer

• Walking golf
• Hopping basketball
• Jumping volleyball
• Skipping baseball

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What You Need To Do Now

• Click on the button to print out an activity
  sheet and get out a pen or pencil.

• Put an X in the box if that skill is in that
  sport.
• Leave the box empty if the skill is not in that
  sport.

Print
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What Skills are in this Sport?

• Baseball

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What Skills are in this Sport?

• Basketball

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What Skills are in this Sport?

• Tennis

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What Skills are in this Sport?

• Football

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What Skills are in this Sport?

• Volleyball

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What Skills are in this Sport?

• Hockey

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How Well Did You Do?

• Now it is time for you to check your answers.

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Answers
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References

• Dictionary http//www.dictionary.com/
• Baseball Pictures http//www.baseballhalloffame.o
  rg/
• Basketball Pictures http//www.nba.com/
• Football Pictures http//www.profootballhof.com/
• Hockey Pictures http//www.nhl.com/
• Music At the Hop http//www.foreveroldies.com/
• Soccer Pictures http//www.soccer.com/
• Physical Education 115 Development of Fundamental
  Motor Skills Class Notes

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Basic Skills Are Sports Skills
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