Learning a Back Flip Self Confidence Building

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Learning a Back FlipSelf Confidence Building

• Lee Rodrigues
• Dr. Kim Foremen ITEC 800
• October 10, 2004

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Gain the Learners Attention

• The instructor shows off some of the necessary
  skills needed to
• complete a back flip.
• Instructor completes flips and twists smoothly
• Displays stunts that can be accomplished with
  basic
• Trampoline skills.

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Introduce Objective

• The theory and science of a back flip is
  explained.
• Students witness methodical slow motion back flip
• Slow defined movement exemplify the movements
  required
• to master aerial movements, clarifying objective.
  
• Objective is obtained through chaining and
  shaping simple
• movements is a complex movement.
• Self confidence is the true goal.

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Stimulate Prior Knowledge

• Parallel the motions of a back flip to simply
  jumping
• up and down,
• After students master jumping they lay on the
• ground and roll back and fourth creating rotating
• sensation similar to a flip.
• Provides a familiar sensation that links to new
  lesson.

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Present the Stimulus

• Each stage of the back flip is introduced the
  student.
• Begins jumping using only the feet first with the
  feet followed
• by jumping much higher using the arms as well.
• Successive steps are added until student can
  control body
• in the air

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Provide Learner Guidance

• Instructor provides instant feedback for
  improvement
• Feedback requirements vary from student to
  student.
• Some students require extensive reinforcement and
  guidance
• others require very little

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Elicit Performance

• After enough self confidence is achieved, a
  project is introduced
• Flips are completed at will on Olympic trampoline
• The learner will move to different trampolines
  showing the learner
• they can flip anywhere.

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Providing Feedback

• The instructor and student discuss the areas that
  require
• the most improvement.
• Student truly begins to understand the process
• involved with learning and self-confidence.

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Assessing Performance

• Performance assessment is completed by the
  student attempting
• a back flip without guidance from the
  instructor.
• This provides feedback as to students standing
  on abilities.
• Placing the student in different scenarios
  provides for assessment

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Enhancing Retention and Transfer

• After learner can freely complete back flips,
  learning
• front flips and twists is much easier.
• The learner has mastered controlling the body
• in the air this skill is the key to all other
  stunts.