Physical Education

• Biomechanics is the study and science of how biological organisms systems and structures react to external forces and stimuli
• Biomechanics is the science of movement of a living body
• Motion the movement of a body or an object across space . Speed and acceleration are major elements
• Force this is the push or pull that cause a person or an object to accelerate decelerat stop or change direction
• Momentum this is the product of weight and its velocity when its moved
• Levers - our arms and legs function as levers, has three parts: the resistance arm, the fulcrum and the axis of rotation
• Balance -this refers to stability . The alignment of bodys center of gravity over the base support is a fundamental principle of balance. Many recreational activities necessitate a good sense of balance
• Dynamics - the study of moving systems that undergo acceleration and deceleration
• Kinematics - the study of motion patterns describes the effect of forces on a system speed and acceleration
• Kinetics - the study of what generates motions and the forces and durations at work
• Statics - the study of systems at equilibrium whether at rest or moving at a constant
• Fundamental Body Movements - are the foundations for physical activities such as games, sports and recreational activities.
• locomotor movements - refer to the bodys movement where the body travels from one location to another point
• non locomotor movements - sometimes called axial movements. refer to the bodys movement without allowing the body to travel
• Fundamental Movement Skills - are a particular set of skills that require the use of different body parts
• Body management skills - involves balancing maintaining equilibrium and postural control of the body in stillness and in motion
• Locomotor skills - involve transporting in any direction from one point to another
• Object control skills - require controlling implements and objects such as balls hoops bats and ribbons that involve
• Body awareness - learning a persons body parts and understanding what the parts can do moving the parts
• Spatial awareness - knowing how much space the body occupies and utilizing the body in physical space
• Directional awareness - understanding left and right up and down in and out top and bottom and front and back
• Temporal awareness - The construction of an internal time structure that identifies movement time relationships
• Relationship awareness - understanding with what the body makes movements or with whom the body makes movements
• Movement strategies - refers to various approaches that will help you or your team to successfully achieve a movement outcome or goal
• Movement principles - provide a solid foundation for physical activities in any environment with or without any equipment
• balance - the capacity to sustain the bodys line of gravity within the support base with minimal postural sway
• Centering - your human body core where all body movements emenate and hold you as you move together
• Center of gravity - the balance point or that point where all the bodys weight is distributed equally across all sides
• Posture - the body presumed position either with support during muscle activity or a coordinated action by a group of muscles working to maintain stability
• Gesture - the use of the body to convey emotions and ideas through movement patterns as an expressive instrument
• Rhythm - the pattern and emphasis of beats
• Breathing - the use of inhalation and exhalation to give fluidity and harmony to a persons movement