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A joint initiative between the NSW Department of Education and Communities and NSW Health

Fundamental Movement Skills staff in-service

What are fundamental movement skills?

• FMS are the building blocks of movement and allow for successful participation in games, sports and other activities.

Three categories:• locomotor (moving)• non-locomotor (static)• manipulative (involve equipment)

When should skills be taught?

• Optimal period is K-2

• Children have plenty of opportunities to practice in structured and unstructured activities

• Stops current movement patterns being entrenched

The Skills

• static balance• sprint run• vertical jump• catch• hop• side gallop

• skip• overarm throw• leap• kick• two handed strike• dodge

Resources

Lanyard

Get Skilled: Get active DVD

(now available online)

Observation posters

• 12 fundamental movement skills

• How to observe – checklists

• How to teach – examples

• How to program – ideas

• Video 1 - Show me how

• Video 2 - Teach me how

Get skilled: Get active

Issued to all schools in 2000Transferred to DVD in 2005

NOW ONLINE

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/primary/pdhpe/gamessport/index.htm

Curriculum support: PDF

Videos

Curriculum support: FMS

About the skills,Checklists

Video: Show me how

The sprint run (view)

Components:1. Lands on the ball of the foot.2. Non-support knee bends at 90 degrees

during the recovery phase.3. High knee lift (thigh almost parallel to the

ground).4. Head and trunk stable, eyes focused

forward.5. Elbows bent at 90 degrees.6. Arms drive forward and back in opposition

to the legs.

Relationship between FMS and Sports

Observing and assessing FMS

Planning guide

Get Skilled: Get Active page 65

Where to from here?