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Kinesiology, 10/e
Nancy Hamilton, University of Northern Iowa
Kathryn Luttgens, Northeastern University

Locomotion: Solid Surface

Chapter Objectives

At the conclusion of this chapter, the student should be able to:

Identify and classify motor skills belonging in the categories that fall under the heading of moving one's body on the ground or on another resistant surface.

Describe the anatomical and mechanical nature of motor skills representative of the major types of locomotor patterns.

Name and state anatomical and mechanical principles that apply to the locomotor patterns of walking, running, and jumping.

Evaluate performance of motor skills representative of the major locomotor patterns in terms of application of the related kinesiological principles.

Analyze the performance of someone performing a locomotor skill. Follow the kinesiological analysis outline presented in chapter 1.