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  2. Physical literacy - Wikipedia

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    Each skill will involve a series of developmental stages that the child will go through in order to master that particular skill. Fundamental Sport Skills involve using Fundamental Movement Skills in a sport specific setting (i.e. a child can kick a ball, this is a Fundamental Movement Skill; when she kicks a penalty kick in a soccer game, she ...

  3. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans - Wikipedia

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    Fundamental movement skills are broken up into three categories, including body management skills, loco motor skills, and object control skills. [4] Body management skills are those that involve balancing the body in motion and stillness, and are accomplished through moves such as climbing, rolling, twisting, turning and stopping. [4]

  4. Motor skill - Wikipedia

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    A fundamental movement skill is a developed ability to move the body in coordinated ways to achieve consistent performance at demanding physical tasks, such as found in sports, combat or personal locomotion, especially those unique to humans, such as ice skating, skateboarding, kayaking, or horseback riding. Movement skills generally emphasize ...

  5. Gross motor skill - Wikipedia

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    A child in an encouraging environment with constructive feedback will develop fundamental motor skills at a faster rate. Typically, females perform better fundamental movement skills at an earlier age than males. Although many studies prove this to be true, it is dominantly true in walking.

  6. Childhood development of fine motor skills - Wikipedia

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    Fine motor skills are the coordination of small muscle movements which occur e.g., in the fingers, usually in coordination with the eyes. In application to motor skills of hands (and fingers) the term dexterity is commonly used. The term 'dexterity' is defined by Latash and Turrey (1996) as a 'harmony in movements' (p. 20).

  7. Roll (gymnastics) - Wikipedia

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    A roll is the most basic and fundamental skill in gymnastics class. There are many variations in the skill. Rolls are similar to flips in the fact that they are a complete rotation of the body, but the rotation of the roll is usually made on the ground while a flip is made in the air with the hips passing over the head and without any hands touching the ground.

  8. Physical fitness - Wikipedia

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    Physical fitness is achieved through exercise, among other factors.Photo shows Rich Froning Jr., four-time winner of "Fittest Man on Earth" title.. Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities.

  9. Kick (association football) - Wikipedia

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    Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal kicking a football. A kick is a skill in association football in which a player strikes the ball with their foot. Association football, more commonly referred to as football and also known as soccer, is a sport played world-wide, with up to 265 million people around the world participating on a yearly basis. [1]