Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

BUENAVISTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
"Your Future Is Our Commitment"

PATH-FIT: Movement Competency Training

First Semester (A.Y. 2024-2025) Module Week 6 and 7

Movement competencies are essential to participation in physical activity. If movement

competencies are not developed and nurtured from a young age, this can lead to inactivity and the
health and social problems linked to inactivity. The following graphic provides examples of how
movement competencies set a foundation for participation in different physical activities.

We divide movement competencies into more specific skills including: SENDING,

TRANSPORTING, RECEIVING, AND BODY CONTROL.

Sending includes how a child moves or sends an object away from them. This can include
throwing, kicking, head butting, or other creative methods. For example, if the goal of a game is to hit a
target (e.g. a plastic cone/pylon), the child has a number of different options. For example, s/he could
throw underhand or (sending upper overhand body) or kick (sending lower body) the ball, aiming for the
target.

Receiving skills include how a child catches or receives an object. This can include catching,
using a foot to stop a ball, trapping an object with their body, or other creative methods.
 Transporting skills include different ways to move around the environment such as walking,
running, hopping, skipping and jumping (upright transporting), but also rolling and tumbling (vertical or
prone transporting).

Body control skills involve balance and skills that require us to move one part of our body while
keeping the others still. It can include body control skills while stationary

(e.g. standing while putting on shoes or reaching up to get an object from a high shelf) or while moving
(e.g. walking while balancing on the curb of a sidewalk)

Coordinated movements are how a child combines the different types of movement skills together in
everyday activities and play. This can include catching a ball while running or navigating an outdoor
playground.

WHAT IS MOBILITY TRAINING?

It combines mobility exercises that increase the range of movements and motions your body can
perform. These include flexibility, but also balance, pliability, and strength. The full combination is the
best way to avoid injury.

Why mobility training should become part of your routine?

If you want to run faster, jump higher, squat lower, lift weights more efficiently, and achieve
your ultimate fitness goals, mobility training is a must. Incorporating mobility and flexibility is vital when
wanting to gain peak fitness and functioning.

Mobility training helps prevent muscles from becoming tight, immobile, and suffering from an
all-around lack of movement — again, leading to potential injury. We can only get away with poor and
limited mobility for a certain length of time before our body tells us we've had enough
Activity 1: "WHAT AM I?"

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ACTIVITY 2: JUMBLED LETTERS
Directions: Unjumble the letters to form a word that corresponds to its meaning.
1. LAXAI NTVEMOME _________________________________
2. OORTCOMLO EMONTVEM _________________________________
3. DOYB NSDISIOVI _________________________________
4. REDICONTI FO ENMOVTSEM _________________________________
5. MEVENTMO _________________________________

1. Type movement is done by a part or several parts of the body in a stationary place.
 2. Type of movement that brings the performer from one place to another.
3. A major section or segments of the body.
4. Directions of steps can be indicated either in relation to the room or in relation to the body
position.
5. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.

Activity 3: Synthesizing Ideas

Guide Questions:
1. What is Movement Competency all about?
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2. Why do you think familiarizing oneself with these movement competencies is important?
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3. How do Send, Receiving, Transporting and Body Control Skills affect one another?
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Activity 4: "PICK ONE AND DISCUSS"

Directions: Discuss it briefly to class.

The benefits of mobility training are plentiful:

 Promotes good posture (looking at you, desk-workers)
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Activity 5: Complete Me
Directions: Supply the missing letters to complete the words.
Activity 6:
Directions: Using the words you have completed in the previous activity,
Give your ideas about this.
1. How are these words associated with movement competency?
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Activity 7: Be Informed
Directions: Carefully read the following statement and explain your answer briefly.
1. A balance of stability and mobility is therefore necessary for the successful completion of all
fundamental movement patterns.
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