PHED 251 - Methods of Teaching Gymnastics

Dr. W.Witten
Office Hours: T-Th 9:00-10:00, 11:30-1:00 , W 2:00 – 7:00 or by appointment

Textbook: Cooper, P., Trnka,M.(1989).Teaching Basic Gymnastics- A Coeducational Approach. 2nd Edition. Macmillan Publishing Co.

Tentative Class Outline
Jan 8 Introduction Chapter 1
Jan 10 Flexibility, Rolls Chapter 3 pp 32-36
Jan 15 Stability concepts - Inverted skills Chapter 2pp 13-16
Jan 17 Hurdles, springs Chapter 4 pp 47-64
Jan 22 Head springs - Front handsprings Chapter 4 pp 64-77
Jan 24 Back Handsprings  
Jan 29 Movement Education  Chapter 6 pp 117-125
Jan 31 Movement Education Lessons  
Feb 5 Movement Education Lessons  
Feb 7 Vault-Landing   
Feb 12 Pre-vault skills  
Feb 14 5 Phases-Beginning vaults Chapter 6 pp 125-130
Feb 19 Vaults through Handspring Vault handout
Feb 21 Exam 1 - Chapters 1, 2 (13-16) ,3 (32-36) ,4, 6 and handouts  
Feb 26 High Bar and Uneven Bars,Swing Chapter 10 pp
Feb 28 Swing Mechanics  
Mar 5&7 Winter Recess  
Mar 12 Strength-Support skills Chapter 3 pp 2-31
Mar 14 Circle skills Chapter 2 pp 16-22
Mar19 Bar to Bar skills - UPB Leadup handouts
Mar 21 Lesson Plan & Teaching Assignment  
Mar26 Lesson Plans Due  
Mar 28 Intro to PB, Beam Chapter 9
April 2 Begin Teaching Chapter 8
April 4 Peer Teaching  
April 9 Peer Teaching  
April 11 Peer Teaching  
April16 Peer Teaching  
April18 Skill sheets due  
April 25 Final 1:00 -2:30 Chapters2 (16-22), 3 (27-31),8 , 9, 10 and handout material  

Grading Scale
325 - 350 A
315 - 324 A-
304 - 314 B+
290 - 303 B
280 - 289 B-
269 - 279 C+
255 - 268 C
245 - 254 C-
234 - 244 D+
220 - 234 D
210 - 219 D-

2 exams @ 100 200

Skill sheet 50
Movement Ed. Lesson 25
Participation 25
Lesson Plan 25
Lesson 25

Requirements for Lesson Plan and Teaching Assignment:

1. Choose a skill from the attached list. (Balance Beam or Parallel Bars)
2. You will be placed with a partner, who will be teaching at the same time as you.
3. You will plan a lesson to teach one new skill (see no.1) as well as plan a station activity
    going on while you are teaching your new skill. The class will be divided into 4 groups,
    you will be responsible for two groups and your partner will be responsible for two.
    The groups will rotate so the class will be exposed to each of the skills being presented.
4. You must coordinate with your partner to make sure that you are selecting different station
    activities.
5. Station activities may be:
    a. progressions or drills to go along with your new skill
    b. activities from previously learned events: tumbling, vaulting, uneven bars.
6. Written Lesson plan format:(See due date on syllabus)
    a. Objectives
    b. Introduction
    c. Skill description
    d. Drills and/or progressions if applicable
    e. Spotting and/or safety tips
    g. Description of station activity and skill charts for posting on the wall at the station.
    e. Closing statements.

Balance Beam

1. Squat  Mount
2. Straddle Mounts
3. Step-on Mount
4. Squat Turn, Pivot on Toes
5. Lunge Turn
6. Forward Roll
7. Back Shoulder Roll
8. Back Roll
9. Cartwheel
10. Handstand Forward roll
11. Round-off Dismount
12. Forward roll mount

Parallel Bars

1. Support Positions (PB-1-5)
2. Hand Travel,Straddle Travel
3. Forward Shoulder roll
4. Back Shoulder Roll
5. Shoulder Stand
6. Swing to shoulder Stand
7. Basic Swing in Upper arm support
8. Basic Swing in Hand support
9. Front Dismount
10. Rear Dismounts (PB 14-15)
11. Single Leg Straddle Dismount (PB-17)
12. Single Leg Straddle Cut Dismount (PB-19)

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