Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Physical Education

Qualities of Movement

The four factors that act on motion are: gravity, space, time, and flow.

Gravity

Any body is affected by gravity. It can, however, be used as an expressive element. There are two possibilities:

• In support of the gravitational force.
• Against it.

Space

The range of movement within the body also develops in space.

Movement Direction

• Direct: Movement in a single direction.
• Flexible or Indirect: Movement changing direction.

Movement Extension

• Constrained
• Large

Time

Every movement has a duration in time, as well as intensity, tone, and intention. There are two main types:

• Sustained movement: long, slow, continuous.
• Sudden or impulsive movement: short, fast.

These two modes connect the musical universe with the universe of body language.

Flow of

1. Flexibility

Flexibility is the physical quality that enables us to perform large-scale movements with any part of our body. It depends on:

• The ability to stretch the muscles
• The ability to move the joints

There are two types of flexibility:

• Dynamic: Exercises performed in motion. The movements should be broad and relaxed.
• Static: Maintaining a stretched position without movement. After taking the position, we should relax, breathe, and maintain that position for a moment.

2. Joints

Joints are connections between two bones that allow relative motion between them. They consist of:

• Articular surfaces of bones: Zones of contact between the bones forming the joint. They are covered with articular cartilage, which prevents chafing and allows slippage of

What Is Warming Up?

Warming up involves exercises performed before sports activity to improve performance and reduce the risk of injury.

Aims of Warming Up

• Improve respiratory function.
• Enhance heart and circulatory system function (arteries, veins, capillaries).
• Increase body temperature.
• Prepare muscles and joints for activity.

Phases of Warming Up

A warm-up typically consists of 3 parts:

1. General warm-up exercises (common to any activity).
2. Flexibility exercises.
3. Sport-specific exercises related to the activity you will practice.

What Is Endurance?

Endurance is the physical quality that enables a person to sustain long-term efforts.

Types of Endurance

There are two main types of endurance:

• Aerobic Endurance: Sustaining low-intensity, prolonged exercise performed

Basic Handball Rules

Franco Shock occurs mainly in:

1. Illegal entry and exit
2. Illegal kick
3. Playing 3-ball fouls
4. Playing the ball voluntarily off the field
5. Misbehavior
6. Faults in the area
7. Voluntarily returning the ball to your area
8. Fouls on the goalkeeper
9. Illegal corner throw, etc.

Penalty occurs in these cases:

• Aggressive play in the field illegally preventing a clear scoring chance
• A player enters his area to clear the danger
• Voluntarily sending the ball to his goalkeeper who is in the area
• When a goalkeeper takes the ball to your area
• Faulty substitution of goalkeeper

Technical Handball Background

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Comprehensive Beginner Swim Program

Beginners should follow a comprehensive training program consisting of two stages.¹³

Stage 1: Foundational Aquatic Skills

In the first stage, six basic skills are taught:

• Snorkeling
• Diving
• Balances
• Glides
• Locomotion
• Respiration

Stage 2: Stroke Technique and Refinement

In the second stage, the objective is to learn the technique of each swimming stroke, along with their regulation starts and turns.¹⁴

Overall Program Aims

• Familiarization with the aquatic environment
• Development of hygienic habits
• Enhancement of movement skills
• Improvement of overall fitness
• Learning basic crawl and backstroke techniques
• Understanding butterfly and breaststroke concepts

Specific Learning Objectives

Technical Objectives¹⁵

• Improve overall fitness
• Enhance

Basketball Fundamentals: Rules, History, and Gameplay

Basketball History and Core Rules

1. Who invented basketball?

   James Naismith

2. In what year was basketball invented?

   1891

3. What was the original purpose of the backboard?

   As a protection to prevent spectators from interfering with the ball's entry into the basket.

4. How long does a professional basketball game last in Spain?

   Four periods of 10 minutes, with two 2-minute breaks and one 15-minute halftime break.

5. How many personal fouls lead to a player's ejection?

   Five, and the player can be replaced.

6. When is a double dribble committed?

   When a player dribbles the ball with two hands, or when a player stops dribbling, catches the ball, and then dribbles again.

7. What are the standard court dimensions?

   15 x 28 meters

8. How

Classification of Training Systems

Training systems are broadly categorized into natural systems and artificial (or structured) systems. Natural systems refer to those that occur organically in nature. Artificial systems, on the other hand, require specific characteristics, structured environments, and are often divided by various components or phases.

General Classification Adopted

The general classification we will adopt includes:

• Continuous Systems: Performed without pause.
• Fractional Systems: Characterized by dividing the training load into parts, separated by recovery breaks.
• Mixed Systems: Incorporate characteristics from both continuous and fractional approaches.

Continuous Systems

In principle, continuous system training is exemplified by continuous

Clearly different, with examples, the concepts of sensation and perception. Different types of sensation in terms of modality.

Perception is a more complex process than sensation. Sensation is merely a receptive process, the body's response to a stimulus. Perception is the degree of knowledge and sensory discrimination of those responses.

Through sensations, we get the sensory information needed to make adaptive responses compared to the surrounding world and about ourselves.

Explain the following concepts and/or terms:

Capacity for Symbolic Function: Representing something with symbols. The symbols are analytical and conventional signs.

Object Permanence: Ability to maintain an object in memory even if it is not present.

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Resistance: The ability to sustain muscular effort for an extended period, delaying the onset of fatigue.

Oxygen Debt: The amount of oxygen that muscles should consume but haven't, directly related to the intensity and duration of exercise. Higher intensity and longer duration lead to greater oxygen consumption and debt.

Lactic Acid Concentration: Forms when there is an oxygen debt.

Ability to Absorb Oxygen: The capacity to breathe in, retain, and effectively utilize oxygen during muscular work.

Types of Resistance

1. Aerobic: Moderate intensity efforts of long duration, with a heart rate between 130 and 170 bpm. There is no significant oxygen debt.
2. Anaerobic: High-intensity efforts of short duration, with a heart rate exceeding 170 bpm, resulting in

English Vocabulary: Dawn to Dusk and Beyond

Words Starting with A-C

• Dawn: The first light of day.
• Dusk: The time of day immediately following sunset.
• Batty: Mentally irregular (slang term).
• Filthily: In a filthy, unclean manner.
• Nape: The back side of the neck.
• To heave: To rise and move, as in waves or billows.
• To toss: To agitate.
• Token: An individual instance of a type of symbol.
• Beckoning: To signal with the hands; to call.
• Charcoal: Carbonaceous material obtained by burning organic material in the absence of air.
• Moth: Nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery antennae.

Words Starting with C-H

• To compel: To force one to do something.
• Stag: Adult male deer.
• Antler: Deciduous horn of a member of the deer family.
• To pull someone's leg: To tease someone.