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9780736001243

Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills

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  • ISBN13:

    9780736001243

  • ISBN10:

    0736001247

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-05-20
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics

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Summary

Teach gymnastics so that every child can learn and succeed

Author Biography

Debby Mitchell is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Skill Finder vii
Gymnastics Basics: Teaching Safely, Teaching Well
1(24)
Safety First
1(12)
Teaching Effectively
13(12)
Exploratory Gymnastics
25(24)
Exploring Body Awareness
27(3)
Exploring Body Positions
30(1)
Exploring Balance and Flexibility
30(2)
Exploring Support Skills
32(7)
Exploring Locomotor Skills
39(3)
Exploring Turns
42(1)
Exploring Twistin Rotations
42(1)
Exploring Sideward Tumbling
43(1)
Exploration and Lead-UPs for Apparatus
43(2)
Exploring the Vault Approach
45(1)
Exploring Bars
46(2)
Combinations and Routines
48(1)
Foundational Positions and Movements
49(56)
Body Awareness Terminology
50(1)
Basic body Positions
50(2)
Foundational Body Positions
52(13)
Foundational Positions for Legs and Arms
65(3)
Foundational Balances
68(10)
Foundational Support
78(10)
Locomotor Skills: Alternating Foot Patterns
88(4)
Locomotor Skills: Landing on Two Feet
92(8)
Locomotor Skills: Landing on One Foot
100(1)
Rotational Movements: Twisting Roations (Turns)
101(3)
Rotational Movements: Horizontal Circular Rotation
104(1)
Floor Exercise
105(72)
Balance Skills
107(1)
Support Skills
108(1)
Inverted Supports
109(5)
Locomotor Skills: Alternating Foot Patterns
114(5)
Locomotor Skills: Landing on Two Feet
119(3)
Locomotor Skills: Landing on One Foot
122(1)
Rotational Movements
122(3)
Horizontal Circular Rotations: Rolls
125(1)
Forward and Backward Rolls
126(17)
Sideward Rotations
143(7)
Horizontal Circular Rotations: Round-Off
150(4)
Horizontal Circular Rotations: Back Walkovers
154(8)
Horizontal Circular Rotations: Front Walkovers
162(5)
Horizontal Circular Rotations: Handspring
167(9)
Combinations and Routines
176(1)
Balance Beam
177(28)
Hand Placements for Balance Beam
179(1)
Approaches to Balance Beam
180(1)
Basic Body Positions and Balances
181(1)
Support Positions
182(5)
Inverted Supports: Handstands
187(1)
Mounts
187(10)
Locomotor Skills: Alternating Foot Patterns
197(1)
Locomotor Skills: Landing on Two Feet
198(2)
Locomotor Skills: Landing on One Foot
200(1)
Dismounts
200(3)
Longitudinal Rotations: Turns
203(1)
Sideward Rotations: Cartwheel
203(1)
Horizontal Circular Movements
204(1)
Springboard and Vault
205(28)
Vault Approach and Springboard Skills
206(7)
Vault Lead-Up Skills on Floor and Folded Mats
213(7)
Handspring Vault Lead-Ups
220(1)
Vault Technique
221(2)
Vaults
223(10)
Bars
233(64)
Grip Positions
235(2)
Hangs From Bars
237(4)
Inverted Hangs
241(2)
Supports
243(11)
Mounts
254(6)
Suspended and Swinging Skills
260(16)
Dismounts
276(11)
Rotational Movements
287(10)
About the Authors 297(1)
About the Illustrator 297

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