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Prior experience
Having prior experience in a particular type of skill or movement decreases the difficulty of learning the new skill for the learner. Having this prior experience may not only make it easier but will speed up the learning process overall. This is so as the learner can associate the already attained knowledge with the learning of the new skill, putting less stress on the learner and their body.
- An example of this is:
A child has just started Gymnastics and is learning the new skill called a ‘Running Passe Hop’. this skill involves running and moving into a skip like jump and landing. If a child has previously practiced simple skipping the learner would be able to pick up the motion of the skip hop much faster.
Confidence
Confidence is a feeling of self-assurance arising form one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities. Having a reasonable level of self-confidence and self-belief will increase the pace of learning and increase success. Although an element of gaining confidence is to achieve and correctly execute a complex skill. This then moves onto nurturing the learners self esteem and a feeling of accomplishment, then leading on to providing the motive for future skill building.
- An example of this is:
A gymnast teenage girl at the associative stage of learning who has had trouble with flexibility in the past and has been working towards executing the splits on her right leg and achieves her goal. By accomplishing this skill the learner may then have the confidence to proceed onto learning how to do the middle splits (straddle) as she has now built up the confidence and has eliminated her fear of failing.
Heredity
Heredity refers to the genetic characteristics that have been inherited from ...
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... the aerobic system is not fatigued but only stressed. As floor gymnastic routines are one minute 30 on the average, it is important for the athlete to have increased aerobic endurance in order to reduce risk of injury and increase the performance quality.
Anaerobic Training - Strength Training
Strength is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to release a force against a resistance of calculated loads, thereby building the strength of the muscle. For gymnastics the paramount benefits of strength training are: overall health benefits building strength developing power increasing balance abilities (core strength) reduce risk of injury
A gymnast must be able to maintain optimum balance as many skills in gymnastics (such as routines involving the beam and floor routines) involve moving frequently from position to position therefore not having automatic stability.
In the Webster's online dictionary, self-confidence is defined as confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities. A famous quote by Jim Loehr says, "With confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights; Without confidence, even the simplest accomplishments are beyond your grasp." Confidence in yourself does not come without effort. One must believe in themselves, and not let someone change their beliefs. In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Jane shows self-confidence throughout the novel, by possessing a sense of self-worth, dignity, and a trust in God.
Naturally, I faced the competition of other gymnasts, however, meets were not where my most valuable lessons were learned. The impact was greater in times I wanted to quit, and didn’t. For instance, my flyway, a skill I acquired as a child, became impossible for me to execute as a teenager. Each time I attempted to perform it, I froze, fear lingering in my mind. Frustrated, I contemplated abandoning my passion, yet, due to my persistence, I overcame the obstacle. I found quitting would never provide me the satisfaction I hungered for. Gymnastics also challenged my body. I suffered more injuries than the average gymnast with broken feet, fingers, toes, and elbows, a concussion, and two stress fractures in two years. My final injury, a torn labrum, resulted in hip surgery, six months of physical therapy, and the death of my college gymnastics dream. Through disaster emerged strength to cope with every roadblock I encounter. All of my life I had worked towards that goal, and with the lift of a scalpel, it was shattered. Thankfully, the qualities gymnastics has given me has transferred to every aspect of my life including my academic career. I have put in just as much effort in the classroom as I have in the
When you are performing and competing as a gymnasts winning isn’t everything. For instance, when I would perform or compete on uneven bars if I was just happy with finishing my routine and not falling off the bars. Bars was my worst area in gymnastics. Almost every gymnasts has this area they dread but have to do. In this area if you didn’t win it didn’t matter as long as you did your best. Also just advancing in your skills is what matters to a gymnasts not winning. Another thing people say is all gymnasts are perfectionists. This is also a false statement. When being a gymnast you can’t be a perfectionist because if you are then every skill that you do won’t ever be good enough. Even the best of the best don’t do every skill perfectly. Gymnasts do spend a lot of time on one skill but that doesn’t mean that they are perfectionists. Many different components go into just one skill. For instance, doing a backflip in gymnastics you have to jump at the right time you have to tuck your legs in at the right time and point your toes. In many of the skills it is timing and it is very rare you go out there and do a performance completely perfect. To be a gymnast you can’t be a perfectionist because doing your best has to be good enough, otherwise you will constantly be down on yourself. For me when learning a new skill just landing on my feet makes me feel good. Then after I land it I worry
Dancer was being stubborn rising on his hind legs. Although I got him to calm down, I knew he contained his stubborn attitude. I kick Dancers sides, making him gallop through the gate. We are headed for barrel one. I can feel the wind through my hair, my locks blowing in the wind. Dancer and I trot around barrel one; Dancer’s hoof’s circle the barrel. With every step that he takes I hope that he does not fall and collapse. We gallop to barrel two; Dancer trots around the barrel, safely we make it. I kick Dancer on the sides to make him go faster. We head to barrel three, at a rapid speed. As soon as Dancer was about to round the barrel, his back right leg hit the back of the barrel. From the compact, Dancer lost control and began to fall to the
The sheer energy of a gymnast alone can be felt by audiences of all ages, but what the spectators lack the ability to feel is the pounding of the bodies that bear the impact of the athletes in action. Gymnastics consists of a mixture of acrobatic performances of four different events for females, and six different events for males (Gianoulis 1). Gymnastics is demanding in a multitude of ways, including: physically, emotionally and mentally. It requires countless hours of dedication. The concerns of most gymnasts are moving up to the next level, or getting a more advanced skill, while the concerns of the doctors, coaches, and parents revolve mostly around the athlete’s health, which is put at stake for the adored yet dangerous sport. Injuries are common among both male and female gymnast alike, but due to the fact a female gymnast’s career peaks at the same time of major growth and development, a female gymnast’s body as a whole is more likely to undergo lifelong changes or affects (Gianoulis 2). Among the injuries of the mind blowing athletes, the most common ones affect the ankles, feet, lower back, wrist, and hands of individuals (Prevention and Treatment 1). From sprains, to the breaks, the intriguing sport of gymnastics is physically demanding on a gymnast’s body.
...form or another. Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Chinese acrobats performed tumbling and balancing. Minoans of Crete performed marvelous gymnastic skills such as grabbing the horns of the bull with a hand in front, flipped up and over the bull’s head and safely landed on its back. Olympic gymnastics has 3 sporting events. These events are artistic, rhythmic and trampoline.
Self-confidence is a feeling of believe in one’s qualities, judgment and abilities. Bill Gates has strong self-confidence which was extremely contribute to his achievement. Even in Bill Gates youth age, his self-confidence was noticeable whereas he, who was in his 20s, managing small Microsoft Corporation, persuaded IBM Company to take in his newly written Operating System. If Bill did not present himself with full of self-confidence, this would not be possible to success.
Children, especially young, need to learn basic motor skills to make their physical life easier when they get older. Sometimes motor skills come to us phylogenetically, such as walking, but often times we have to be taught, and need to learn how to use our body parts. If teachers try to incorporate motor skill enhancing games and exercises into their lesson plan, the students will benefit. Some early mechanics, such as Rudolf Laban's four classifications of movement, might be very helpful towards early, as well as later, control of body parts. Also, basic motor skills are beneficial to classroom work, such as pencil control, hand control, and body control in class exercises. Some skills also depend on the physical environment of the participants, and the opportunity placed before them. And then other times, it just depends on the speed at which the individual is capable of learning. Elementary phys. ed. programs and teachers tend to push gross motor skills onto younger children to enhance basic skills, therefore creating a "prerequisite" for more advanced games and drills. This is what makes later grades more exciting for students at higher levels.
A motor skill involves a muscular movement to complete a predetermined task. In netball, movements such as catching and passing a ball is known as a motor skill. Skilled performers will have better motor skills than that of a beginner. They will be able to read plays and anticipate their opponents and perform consistently and time their movements perfectly. Through the coaching sessions, I was able to evaluate my stage of learning and determine the effectiveness of the coaching sessions. Through this I concluded both effective type of practice and feedback relevant to my stage of learning. Different types of practice such as block or distributed will vary between each stage of learning. The same applies with feedback, players in the autonomous
Strength is a term with many definitions. What does strength mean? Anyone can sit down and start to write down their strengths but, how many different types of strengths are there? There are personal strengths, mental strengths, and spiritual strengths that all have a positive effect on people’s lives. Throughout life, strength is what helps overcome the problems we face. Strength is defined by Dictionary.com as “a good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing.” No matter what kind of strength different people in society have; strength is something gained through personal experiences and life. Strength is having the mind set to overcome all of life’s challenges and battles.
... process, for example academic confidence can be achieved in art, math, literature, science etc. (Muruk J, 2006)
Self confidence : Self confidence is when one believes in themselves and also that they can achieve goals they have set out. Self confidence is essential in basket ball as players / athletes will be able to believe that they can achieve the skills needed for basketball in order to reach their goals for example shooting a goal in the hoop and scoring or winning an aw...
Lima’s 2007 study found the following: They also felt the benefits of augmented physical skills, such as flexibility, balance and coordination, factors that became essential in the elaboration of choreographic compositions with a great level of plasticity.
Self-confidence- it comes when an individual is fully aware of one self, his or her actions and their consequences. A person’s self-confidence can be seen in their speech, appearance, dressing, Bodily postures. In order to develop it one should be learn himself or herself and their capabilities, a positive attitude and self-belief is what essential to build self-confidence and to reach success.
Movement education is a type of learning that requires students to think cognitively while moving physically. Each activity should challenge the student mentally and physically. “All physical educators want to provide lessons that foster success. The MEF, however, focuses on not only fostering motor success, but also developing cognitive knowledge about movement. Movement education is about developing a very wide base so that students develop skill in executing many types of movement. To establish this wide base, the movement education approach uses a specific framework for classifying movement and encourages learners to build a movement vocabulary that they can apply to all subsequent movement content. Children learn through movement.” As an infant, children watch their parents movements, they do not understand words yet so they learn through the actions of other people. In human development movement is crucial because movement is a sensorimotor process. The child's mind and body develops at the same time and only in relationship with other human beings. The socialization process begins as infants through a process that does not involve verbal learning. Movement education should be a fun way for students to learn.