HSCI Motor Skills Study Guide

1. HSCI Motor Skills Study Guide Created By Dr. Butler for HTH

2. Standard 1.1 Combine and apply movement patterns, simple to complex, in aquatic, rhythms/dance, and individual and dual activities.

3. Ready Position • Forehand • Backhand • Tennis Serve • Volley • Lob • Smash Tennis

4. Tennis Ready Position Feet shoulder width apart with slight forward stride. Bend knees with weight forward. Hold racket in front of body. Support racket with non-racket hand. Focus your eyes on the ball.

5. Key Components for Tennis Forehand Racket back Lead with palm of hand Contact in front of body Follow through above opposite shoulder

6. Key Components for Tennis Backhand Racket back Lead with back part of hand Contact in front of body Follow through above opposite shoulder

7. Tennis Serve Face sideways with feet shoulder width apart. Arms down together Arms up together with ball toss out in front Scratch back Contact ball high and in front of body Transfer weight to front foot with racquet following through across lower body

8. Tennis Volley Shake hands grip. No backswing. Maintain a firm wrist. Step forward on your opposite foot. Contact ball in front of body. Swing downward with little or no follow through.

9. Tennis Lob Drop racket head lower than normal Get under the ball Hit with greater angle than normal Follow through high above opposite shoulder

10. Tennis Smash/Overhead Slam Shake hands grip. Get in “outfielders” position. Racket back to back-scratch. Reach up contact ball in front. Follow through across body.

11. Overhand forehand clear. • Overhand backhand clear. • Underhand clear. • Short serve. • Backhand serve. • Smash. Badminton

12. Badminton Overhead Forehand Clear Feet apart with forward stance and weight on back foot. Racket behind back and cock wrist. Rotate forward hips and shoulders. Contact in front and transfer weight forward. Snap the racket face into the shuttle. Follow through forcefully upward.

13. Badminton Overhead Backhand Clear Backhand grip and back toward net. Drop racket behind opposite shoulder. Cock your wrist. Lead racket forward with elbow. Coordinate elbow extension, forearm rotation, and wrist snap. Contact the shuttle in front of the body. Follow through forcefully upward.

14. Badminton Underhand Clear Position weight over the back foot. Step forward with racket side leg. Use a loose grip Keep your racket side elbow positioned above your racket side knee. Uncockwrist and flex elbow using a sweeping motion. Contact the shuttle below waist with an open racket face using a whipping action. Drive the shuttle up and deep. Follow through.

15. Badminton Short Serve Use a forehand grip on racket and serve grip on shuttle. Feet apart opposite foot in front. Hold shuttle at waist height in front of front foot. Drop the shuttle straight down before swinging. Take a short back swing with wrist cocked. Swing racket forward while keeping wrist firm. Contact shuttle in front of body near the waist. Follow through for four to six inches.

16. Badminton Backhand Serve Start with feet apart racket foot in front. Use backhand grip with racket hand and serve grip for shuttle hand. Hold shuttle in front of body at waist height. Position racket head near body below waist. Release the shuttle and push the racket forward slowly using the racket forearm. Use a short follow through.

17. Badminton Smash Shake hands grip. Get in “outfielders” position. Racket dropped to back-scratch. Reach up contact ball in front. Follow through across body.

18. Pickleball Underhand serve similar to badminton. Can’t volley (hit the ball in the air) close to the net. Forehand and backhand similar to tennis. One or zero bounces Played in small area similar to serving boxes in tennis.

19. Racquetball Sidearm serve. Two chances to get serve in. Serve must hit the front wall and bounce past service line to be legal. Forehand, backhands, and overhead similar to tennis. Kill Shot: A ball that lands very near the front wall floor so there isn’t time for your opponent to get there before it bounces twice.

20. Breast stroke. • Forward crawl. • Backstroke. Aquatics

21. Keep legs close together and pull them up toward chest. At the same time, hold palms together and up against chest, as if in prayer. • Kick legs out and apart then quickly squeeze them together. Try to imitate the way a frog kicks. • Glide for a moment with your arms fully extended, then turn your palms outward and pull with both hands out and around in a circular motion, so that they end up in their original position, together against your chest. • Use the pull with hands to pull head up and out of the water to take a breath. As head goes back down, arms should begin to plunge forward with the next kick. • The timing rhythm is — pull — kick — hands forward glide. Breast Stroke

22. Freestyle or Front Crawl Visualize the line from your chin to chest: this is the axis upon which your whole body should pivot, and it should extend horizontally in the direction you are swimming. 2 Keep legs straight, with toes pointed out, and kick up and down. 3 Move arms in a windmill motion opposite each other. 4 Keep hands flat, and pull arm through the water beneath body. 6 Breathe on one side by turning your head to that side as the arm comes out of the water.

23. Backstroke Floating on your back in a horizontal position, kick your legs up and down. Pivoting slightly at the waist and rotating your shoulders, windmill your arms. Your hand should enter the water pinky-first. Keep your head floating back in the water, with your eyes looking up. Breathe normally.

24. Shuffle • Grapevine • Heel and Toe • Slide Steps or Chassé Dance Moves

25. Shuffle • Brush one foot forward and backward. Shuffle

26. Grapevine • Step to the side with outside foot. • Step behind outside foot using other foot. • Step to the side with outside foot. • Hold. Grapevine

27. Heel and Toe • Touch the floor in front of body with the heel of one foot. • Touch the floor in back of the body with the toe of the same foot. Heel and Toe

28. Sliding • A step together step performed sideways. • Step to the side and draw other foot up quickly. • Stay on the balls of feet. • Bend knees slightly. • Use arms as needed for balance. • Lean forward slightly at waist. • Step to the left with left foot. • Step to the left with right foot. Slide Steps or Chassé

29. Weave • The weave combines the grapevine with a cross in front as well as a cross behind. • This dance step allows you to travel in zigzag formation across the floor. Weave

30. The pivot is where you put one foot forward and pivot and on the ball of the other foot. • If you put your left foot forward, pivot to the right. • If you put your right foot forward, pivot to the left. Pivot

31. Start on your right foot and cross it over the left. • Step back with your left to the back left corner, then back with your right to the right corner. • Then step forward with your left and you can do it again. • You can do it on the left side, too, crossing your left foot over your right first, back to the right corner, left corner and forward with your right foot. Jazz Square

32. Standard 1.3 Identify, explain, and apply the skill-related components of balance, reaction time, agility, coordination, explosive power, and speed that enhance performance levels in aquatic, rhythms/dance, and individual and dual activities. Biomechanics

33. Balance An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

34. Reaction Time The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it.

35. Agility The ability to change directions quickly.

36. Coordination The organization of the different elements of a complex body or activity so as to enable them to work together effectively. 

37. Explosive Power Power by definition is the rate at which we can apply maximal force against an external load or surface.

38. Speed Time an object or person travel across a distance.

39. Force A push or a pull applied to an object or person, measured in pounds or newtons.

40. Inertia The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force.

41. Buyancy 1. The ability or tendency to float in water or other fluid. 2. The power of a liquid to keep something afloat

42. Leverage 1. a. The action of a lever. b. The mechanical advantage of a lever. 2. Positional advantage; power to act effectively

43. Rotary Motion The act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

44. Opposition The use of body parts on opposite sides of body to increase force and power.

45. Proprioception The ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts. 

46. Agility drills Plyometrics Endurance cardio Sprints Resistance training for speed Stretching. Training Practices for Active Sports

47. Standard 1.4 Explain and demonstrate advanced offensive, defensive, and transition strategies in aquatic and individual and dual activities.

48. Doubles Racket Sports Strategies Advantages to Both Partners at Net: Control angles on the court, Reduce reaction time for opponents, The team that controls the net controls the game.

49. Other Doubles Strategies Serve and Volley: Server joins partner at the net as soon as possible. I formation: Partners line up behind each other. Allows for one to control the net and the other to control the back court. All Back: Ideal when being over powered at the net and disrupt rhythm of the game.

50. HSCI Sample Questions Practice for EOC # 2