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1. Movements using large muscle groups






2. Activity that reflects that principle of opposiiton. the arm swings back and the elbow moves forward. The trunk rotates towards the side of the body that has the active arm. weight of foot shifted to the side of body that deoes not have the active ar






3. Focuses on abdominal strength - lower - back and hamstring flexibility and endurance






4. Skills required to manipulate play objects - like bats - balls - wands - and hoops and skills thatrequire hand - eye and hand - foot coordination






5. Include essential amino acids from meats - dairy - fish - nuts - whole grains and beans






6. Divided court games. to hit the ball so that the opponent can't successfully return it.






7. Pull - Push - Lift - Strike - Throw - Kick - Bounce






8. A skillful movement done to or with objects throwing a bean bag - striking a soccer ball - catching a frisbee or juggling.






9. Exercise for short periods of time at high power levels






10. Ability to change direction quickly while controlling the body






11. Movements that do not require a location change - like pushing - pulling - circling - most calisthenic activities






12. The abilty to track objects while throwing - kicking - catching - etc.






13. When a person is controlling their center of gravity while turning around 360 degrees






14. Blood CLOTS form that block a coronary artery.






15. Found naturally in many foods and linked to elevated blood pressure






16. Performance is affected by attention and interest. e.g. practice - feedback - aging and fatigue.






17. Projection angles and flight velocity






18. Movement on a balance beam






19. The process by which a child interprets a new experience in terms of their previous understandings






20. Inorganic compounds needed in small amounts and ocome from milk (for calcium) - red meats (for iron) and leafy vegetables (for phosphorus






21. National Association of Sports and Physical Education






22. Of relating to heredity formulates the age or developmental stage in which the child is ready for motor activities.






23. Maintaining proper healthy by following a sensible exercise and diet program






24. Ability to transfer previous learning of a movement technique to a new skill area






25. A roll






26. The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.






27. Over the 95th percentile of the BMI






28. Movement that results in location change






29. Used to diagnose perceptual motor deficiencies






30. A stage of cognitive development during which a child is trapped in an egocentric perspective but is also still mastering language skills






31. Good cholesterol






32. States that a child who has formed secure attachments to others is confident in exploring their physical environment - forms friendships easily - and possesses a sense of competency; while the opposite is true of a child that has not formed secure at






33. Organic substances needed in small amounts to enable the body to complete chemcical reactions






34. Rotates the body only on a vertical axis. Rotating the whole body using the feet.. Kind of circling around.






35. Movement that requires a specific skill that is quantified






36. Basketball - baseball - soccer - volleyball - football






37. Ability to critique an activity and to provide sound basis for future activity






38. Describes the speed at which a movement is performed. Children moving slowly as a bird walking. Ryhthmical movements has the same time value and arhythmical movements has a different time value.






39. Less than 8 percent body fat in males and 13 percent in females






40. Returning body to normal condition after a workout






41. Compact egg shape - forward and backward






42. A purposeful exercise program to counteract heart disease and related circulatory problems






43. The ability of a muscle to perform repetitions of a task






44. When a person is controllign their center of gravity while not moving






45. In relation to fitness - the concept that specific types of exercise are appropriate to increase specific types of fitness






46. Eye follows the ball - elbows are cocked in the horizontal position. the weight is shifted to the front foot upon contact with the ball and movement continues after the ball is hit






47. Oxygen - based exercises that stimulate the heart and lungs - such as running - walking and swimming






48. How a child thinks about himself






49. Newton's laws of motion






50. The desire to learn influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic rewards