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EVALUATINGEVALUATING

SWIMMING SWIMMING

DESCRIBING PERFORMANCEDESCRIBING PERFORMANCE

•In what In what stylestyle can a can a performer move? They can performer move? They can walk, run, hop, skip, jump, walk, run, hop, skip, jump, side-step, twist, roll, dive, side-step, twist, roll, dive, turn, go upside down, or turn, go upside down, or

lunge. lunge.


•In what In what directiondirection can a can a performer or object move? To performer or object move? To perform the action they can perform the action they can move forwards, backwards, move forwards, backwards, right, left, upwards, right, left, upwards, downwards, over, under, downwards, over, under, sideways or diagonally. sideways or diagonally.


•What What shapeshape can a performer can a performer have? They may become have? They may become straight, tucked, arched, straight, tucked, arched, wide, narrow, streamlined, wide, narrow, streamlined, symmetrical.symmetrical.


•At what At what speedspeed can a can a performer or object move? performer or object move? They may move, slowly, They may move, slowly, quickly, steadily, explosively quickly, steadily, explosively or by accelerating. or by accelerating.


•You might also describe a You might also describe a performance by using words performance by using words like overhead, underarm, like overhead, underarm, above, below, powerful, soft, above, below, powerful, soft, heavy, light, together, apart, heavy, light, together, apart, smooth and jerky. smooth and jerky.

SWIMMING VOCABULARY SWIMMING VOCABULARY

pullpull dragdrag flutter kick flutter kick

fluttering fluttering motion motion body flat body flat

dolphin dolphin kick kick legs together legs together

frog kick frog kick glide glide scissor kick scissor kick

splash splash back back crawl crawl

strokes strokes butterfly butterfly front front

pool side pool side bombing bombing fly fly

SWIMMING TERMS SWIMMING TERMS

•Keyhole pullKeyhole pullThe 'keyhole' is the shape The 'keyhole' is the shape you make with your hands you make with your hands and arms when you swim and arms when you swim butterfly. butterfly.

•FlyFlyA shorter term used to A shorter term used to describe butterfly.describe butterfly.

SWIMMING TERMSSWIMMING TERMS• ScullingSculling

A stroke which mirrors the A stroke which mirrors the sculling movement of an sculling movement of an oarsman, with the swimmer using oarsman, with the swimmer using their arms to propel themselves their arms to propel themselves through the water. Can be done through the water. Can be done on their back or their front. on their back or their front.

•Racing turnRacing turnThese are the quickest possible These are the quickest possible turns used in competitions for turns used in competitions for each of the four strokes each of the four strokes

SWIMMING TERMSSWIMMING TERMS•Starting platformStarting platform

The block which swimmers must The block which swimmers must start a race from in Butterfly, start a race from in Butterfly, Breaststroke and freestyle. Breaststroke and freestyle.

•StreamlinedStreamlinedSwimming in a style which offers Swimming in a style which offers the least resistance to the water. the least resistance to the water.

SWIMMING TERMSSWIMMING TERMS•Torpedo kickTorpedo kick

This is a kick used with the body in This is a kick used with the body in the shape of a torpedo. The arms are the shape of a torpedo. The arms are stretched out behind the head with stretched out behind the head with the elbows tucked in. the elbows tucked in.

•Tumble turnTumble turnThis is the turn which is used in front This is the turn which is used in front crawl races, where the swimmer does crawl races, where the swimmer does a somersault in the water to make a somersault in the water to make the turn as quick as possible. the turn as quick as possible.

SWIMMING TERMSSWIMMING TERMS

•UndulationUndulationThe body movement used in The body movement used in butterfly. Moving your head butterfly. Moving your head and hips up and down and hips up and down through the water like a through the water like a dolphin. dolphin.

FRONT CRAWLFRONT CRAWL

This piece of action shows a girl This piece of action shows a girl performing the front crawl. performing the front crawl.

Part A Describe four actions she Part A Describe four actions she performsperforms

Action 1(style)Action 1(style)

Action 2 (direction)Action 2 (direction)

Action 3 (shape)Action 3 (shape)

Action 4 (speed) Action 4 (speed)

BACK CRAWL BACK CRAWL

This piece of action shows a girl This piece of action shows a girl performing the back crawl. performing the back crawl.


Action 1Action 1

Action 2 Action 2

Action 3 Action 3

Action 4 Action 4

BREAST STROKEBREAST STROKE

This piece of action shows a girl This piece of action shows a girl performing the breast stoke. performing the breast stoke.


Action 1Action 1

Action 2Action 2

Action 3Action 3

Action 4 Action 4

BUTTERFLY BUTTERFLY

This piece of action shows a girl This piece of action shows a girl performing the butterfly. performing the butterfly.


Action 1Action 1

Action 2 Action 2

Action 3 Action 3

Action 4 Action 4

DESCRIBING A SINGLE SKILLDESCRIBING A SINGLE SKILL

•For your exam, you'll need to For your exam, you'll need to know how to use the words know how to use the words above to describe a single skill. above to describe a single skill. For example:-For example:-

•Serve for badminton, dive for Serve for badminton, dive for swimming, vault for gymnastics.swimming, vault for gymnastics.


• Using the words we learned earlier, you Using the words we learned earlier, you could have described the basketball could have described the basketball performance like this:-performance like this:-

• The performer held the ball in The performer held the ball in two handstwo hands at at waist heightwaist height in front of her body. She in front of her body. She bentbent her knees and her knees and liftedlifted her head to see her head to see the basket. She then brought the ball up to the basket. She then brought the ball up to her her foreheadforehead before before drivingdriving up with her up with her legs and legs and pushingpushing the ball away with her the ball away with her rightright arm. She finished on her arm. She finished on her tiptoestiptoes with both arms with both arms straightstraight out out towardstowards the the basket.basket.


• In your exam, it's likely you'd be asked In your exam, it's likely you'd be asked to describe a single skill under to describe a single skill under headings like:-headings like:-

• Preparation, action and recovery Preparation, action and recovery

• Start position, diving action and Start position, diving action and recovery to surface recovery to surface

• Run up, take off and landing Run up, take off and landing

• Arms, legs and body Arms, legs and body

DIVING DIVING

This piece of action shows a This piece of action shows a swimmer performing a dive from a swimmer performing a dive from a springboardspringboard

Describe three body shapes the Describe three body shapes the performer makes when performing performer makes when performing this dive. this dive.

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