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MODULE 5
 OVERVIEW OF THE
TOPIC
Every movement that we do has a connection to the division of our body, and
we must know the limit of each division’s movement coverage to avoid injuries.
Movement competencies are essential to participation in physical
activity. If movement competencies are not developed and nurtured from a
young age, this can lead to inactivity and the health and social problems linked
to inactivity.

 lEARNING
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the week, the students are expected to:
1. described the objectives of movement competency;
2. discussed the skills involved in MC such as sending, receiving, transporting
and body control skills; and
1.appreciated the Movement Competency and Assessment of Movement

EXPLORE
EXPLAIN
 Movement competencies are essential to
participation in physical activity. If movement
competencies are not developed and nurtured
from a young age, this can lead to inactivity and
the health and social problems linked to
inactivity. The following graphic provides
examples of how movement competencies set a
foundation for participation in different physical
activities.

We divide movement competencies into more

specific skills including:
sending
receiving
transporting
body control
 SENDING
includes how a child moves or sends an object away from
them. This can include throwing, kicking, head butting, or
other creative methods.

 RECEIVING
skills include how a child catches or receives an object.
This can include catching, using a foot to stop a ball,
trapping an object with their body, or other creative
methods.

 TRANSPORTING
skills include different ways to move around the
environment such as walking, running, hopping, skipping
and jumping (upright transporting), but also rolling and
tumbling (vertical or prone transporting).

 BODY CONTROL
skills involve balance and skills that require us to move
one part of our body while keeping the others still. It can
include body control skills while stationary (e.g. standing
while putting on shoes or reaching up to get an object from
a high shelf) or while moving (e.g. walking while
balancing on the curb of a sidewalk)

 WHAT IS MOBILITY TRAINING?

It combines mobility exercises that increase
the range of movements and motions your
body can perform. These include flexibility,
but also balance, pliability, and strength. The
full combination is the best way to avoid
injury.

Why mobility training should become part of

your routine?

Mobility training helps prevent muscles from

becoming tight, immobile, and suffering from
an all-around lack of movement — again,
leading to potential injury. We can only get
away with poor and limited mobility for a
certain length of time before our body tells us
we’ve had enough.

 Activity 4: Guide Questions

Directions: Read and answer the following
questions:
Guide Questions:
1. What is Movement Competency all about?

2. Why do you think familiarizing oneself with

these movement competencies is important?

ELABORATE
3.How do Send, Receiving, Transporting and Body
Control Skills affect one another?
Activity 5: “Work
It! Design your
EVALUATE
own Training
Program”

Directions: Choose one

benefit of mobility
training from the list
below. Discuss it briefly.

Thank You
For Today!
See you in the next class!