Transferring Weight and Rolling

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Chapter 23

• Transferring Weight and Rolling

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Weight Transfer
• Is an important skill for all movers (toddlers to
  athletes)
• Can range from simple (e.g. foot to foot as in
  walking) to most complex (e.g. full body twist)
• Teaching Weight Transfer
• Precontrol Level Tasks
• Children need exploratory experiences in
  controlling weight transfer to different body
  parts and on apparatus

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Weight Transfer (cont)
• Control Level Tasks
• Goal is for children to maintain control of their
  body during weight transfer
• Develop tasks that involve transfer of weight
• On different body parts
• On and off equipment using different body parts
• From one body part to another (e.g. hands to feet)

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Weight Transfer (cont)
• Utilization Level Tasks
• Goal is for children to be involved in tasks
• That develop more complex sequences
• Include experiences in transferring weight onto,
  over and from large apparatus, for example
• To hands for traveling and balancing
• Onto specific body parts with combinations with
  other non-manipulative skills (such as twisting
  and curling)
• By rolling

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Weight Transfer (cont)
• Proficiency Level Tasks
• Not likely to be taught as part of the school
  physical education program since they involve
  Olympic-style stunts
• Involve aerial actions between the contacts of
  transfer
• Progression spiral suggests a sequence for
  developing weight transfer

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Weight Transfer (cont)
• Activities found in text
• Identifies Tasks
• Identifies Challenges
• Assessment ideas found throughout chapter

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Rolling
• Is the act of transferring weight to adjacent
  body parts around a central axis
• Usually taught during gymnastics to help children
  land safely on floor when they lose balance
• Used in dance and games to increase range of
  movement and also for expressive movements
• Teaching Rolling
• Precontrol Level Tasks
• Involve the exploration of a variety of ways that
  the body can be round, characterized by rocking
  and simple rolling actions

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Rolling (cont)
• Control Level Tasks
• Geared to help children become capable of
  controlling their bodies while rolling
• Encourage rolling in different directions
• Rolling with assistance of arms and legs
• Can include combination with
• Other actions (e.g. jumping and landing)
• Traveling
• Rolling with changes in direction and speed from
  different positions

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Rolling (cont)
• Utilization Level Tasks
• Use of rolling actions in many combinations
• With other skills (e.g catching an object)
• On equipment and large apparatus
• Proficiency Level Tasks
• Usually done at gymnastics club level
• Involve difficult and sophisticated rolls over
  high equipment and in the air
• Progression Spiral suggests a sequence for
  developing rolling

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Rolling (cont)
• Key observation points of developmental
  characteristics (Box 23-4)
• Best to have a mat for each students with only
  one child being on the mat at a time. Teach turn
  taking with other child standing at mat and
  rolling only when mat is empty
• Stations can be set up to reduce waiting time
• Some rolls can be performed on carpets or grassy
  areas
• When equipment is used, surrounding area should
  be covered with mats
• Teach traditional forward and backward rolls only
  when children have

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Chapter 23 Key Points

• Teaching Rolling (cont)
• Teach traditional forward and backward rolls only
  when
• Children have sufficient to strength to protect
  themselves from neck and back injuries.
• Are able to to support their body weight with
  their hands.
• Activities found in text
• Identifies Tasks
• Identifies Challenges
• Assessment ideas found throughout chapter.

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Progression Spiral for the Skill Theme of
Rolling  
PROFICIENCY LEVEL Club gymnastics  
UTILIZATION LEVEL Catching, throwing, and rolling
Striking and rolling Rolling to meet and part
Balancing and rolling on equipment Rolling onto
low equipment Throwing, catching, and rolling
Rolling to express an idea Rolling, balancing,
and rolling Traveling and rolling between pieces
of equipment Rolling off low equipment Rolling
on low equipment Rolling over low hurdles
Touch-and-go rolls Busy Mat   CONTROL
LEVEL Traveling, jumping, landing, and rolling
Rolling, levels, directions, and jumping
Jumping over equipment, landing, and rolling
Jumping from different heights and rolling
Jumping for height, landing, and rolling
Jumping off equipment, landing, and rolling
Rolling using different directions and speeds
Linking rolls Rolling from different directions
and positions Rolling in different directions
Rolling backward Handclasp backward Back
shoulder Rolling at different speeds Rolling
from different positions Back touch Rolling
forward Through the legs Back rocker Shoulders
sideways Egg roll Log roll Twin Rockers  
PRECONTROL LEVEL The Ball Rolling sideways The
Rocking Horse Rounds