Ashley Lewis

What is weight transfer? Shifting body weight to and from different body parts. Locomotion is weight transfer. Most common form of weight transfer is foot to foot.

Practical Examples Gymnastics ATHLETICS A gymnast uses weight transfer by performing a walkover. Rolling is another important weight transfer In soccer a athlete uses weight transfer to fake out a opponent and dribble around them.

Importance of Weight Transfer Helps students gain control of their bodies as they transfer weight to different body parts. Knowing weight transfer will help students travel any way they want. Walking, running, leaping, rolling, stepping, springing, and sliding are all transferring weight!

Importance of Weight Transfer In Physical education Outside of physical education Understand how to control your bodies as you move Knowing how to transfer weight will help students safety complete tasks Understand transferring weight deals with all types of locomotion

Infants Infants use weight transfer by shifting weight from side to side at the beginning stages of crawling.

Gymnastics Cartwheels transfer weight from feet to hands.

Dancing The dancer is transferring weight from her feet to her knees.

Power walking Transferring weight from feet to feet as you walk.

Track Transferring weight from feet to feet over a hurdle.

Progression Precontrol Level: Activities are done in this level for the exploration of transferring weight to different body parts Locomotor actions Transferring weight to hands momentarily

Progression Control Level: Children learn how to transfer weight to specific body parts Transferring weight with a rolling action Transferring off low apparatus

Progression Utilization Level: Learn how to transfer weight for a longer period of time and in combinations with stretching, curling, and twisting. Transferring weight onto parallel bars Transferring weight to hands and forming a bridge

Progression Proficiency Level: Focuses on increasing distance from weight transfer Dismounting from a apparatus Hands-only vaulting

Reference Graham, G., Holt, S., & Parker, M. (2010). Children moving: A reflective approach to teaching physical education. (8 ed., pp ). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies.