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Year 10 - Physical education

Planes and axes in physical activity and sport

Movement analysis and basic biomechanics

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 frontal axis moving along the frontal plane.
The body rotates around the longitudinal axis moving along in the transverse plane.

Vocabulary To Learn

transverse axis: runs horizontally from left to right
longitudinal axis: runs vertically from head to toe
frontal axis: runs horizontally from front to back
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 frontal axis moving along the frontal plane.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'transverse axis'

runs horizontally from left to right.

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 frontal axis and transverse plane with the longitdinal axis.

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