TUMBLING/GYMNASTICS OBJECTIVES:
Psychomotor:
The students will be able to:
- Perform basic Tumbling skills:
- Rolls (forwards, backward, straddle, drag, dive)
- Balancing skills (tripod, headstand, handstand)
- Using weight transfer (cartwheels, roundoffs, walkovers)
- Bridges, backbend, walkovers
- Handsprings (8th grade only)
- Perform basic gymnastics skills using a proper mount and dismount:
- Beam (locomotor and tumbling skills at different levels)
- Rings (straight arm support and basic tumbling skills in the various positions)
- Parallel Bars (front arm support, forward/backward/straddle walks, forward rolls, front arm support into a swing)
- Uneven Bars (Front support, forward/backward hip circles, half/full pirouette, pase hip circles, undershoot)
- Demonstrate and implement proper spotting technique
Cognitive:
The students will be able to:
- Identify the health related components of fitness needed to perform gymnastics
- Identify the four gymnastics positions:
- Straight/Stretch (set position)
- Tuck
- Straddle
- Pike
- List all the basic tumbling and gymnastics skills
- Can identify male and female events for gymnastics
Affective:
The students will:
- Care for each other’s safety (spotting)
- Show sensitivity towards students of varying abilities
- Demonstrate teamwork through cooperative activities
- Demonstrate accountability for responsibilities to their peers
- Respect differences in physical abilities