Year 10 - Physical education
Planes and axes in action
Movement analysis and basic biomechanics
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Unit Summary
This unit will explore basic principles of movement and their effect on sporting performance to include the classification of levers, planes of movement and axis of rotation. This understanding enables pupils to maximise efficiency of movement or generate more power.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify and apply the planes of movement and axes of rotation to various sporting examples.
Key Notes
- The body rotates around the transverse axis moving along the sagittal plane.
- The body rotates around the sagittal axis moving along the frontal plane.
- The body rotates around the longitudinal axis moving along in the transverse plane.
Vocabulary To Learn
- transverse axis: a line of rotation which goes from side to side through the hips
- longitudinal axis: a line of rotation which goes through the body from head to toe
- sagittal axis: a line of rotation which goes through from front to back through the belly button
- plane: an imaginary flat surface running through the body along which movement takes place
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Any of the three planes can be paired with the three axes.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The body rotates around the transverse axis moving along the sagittal plane. The body rotates around the sagittal axis moving along the frontal plane.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'transverse axis'
a line of rotation which goes from side to side through the hips.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Any of the three planes can be paired with the three axes. Correction: Planes and axes are always paired as; sagittal plane with the transverse axis, frontal plane with the sagittal axis and transverse plane with the longitudinal axis.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Lever classification Study Guide
- Levers and mechanical advantage Study Guide
- Levers in action Study Guide
- Levers in sporting actions Study Guide
- Levers, mechanical advantage and disadvantage Study Guide
- Planes and axes Study Guide
- Planes and axes in physical activity and sport Study Guide
- Planes and axes in sport Study Guide
- Planes and axes of movement Study Guide
- Planes of movement and axes of rotation Study Guide
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