Rotation
Rotation movement patterns describe activities where participants undertake turning around different
body axes, for example, rotation can be on the transverse axis (e.g. a forward roll), the longitudinal
axis (e.g. log rolls, jump turns etc.) or the anterior/posterior axis (e.g. cartwheels). Participants should
be able to support their own body weight when doing these activities.
TRANSVERSE AXIS
Forward roll
How to perform/progression:
- Tuck sit
- Rock and roll
- Forward roll high to low
- Forward roll on floor
- Forward roll low to high
Activities:
Triangle roll
- Students are organised into groups of 3, positioned on cones set up in a triangle shape
- One player performs 2 forward safety rolls (on scatter mats) towards another player in their
group.
- The pattern continues around the triangle.
Wedge rolls
- Begin at the top of the wedge
- From squatting positon, forward roll down the wedge
- Repeat
- Progress to standing position
Box/bench rolls
- Begin on object of height, either a bench or box
- Place hands on floor and forward roll off
- Repeat
- Progress to squatting position, then to standing position
Backwards roll
How to perform/progression:
- Tuck sit
- Rock and roll
- Backwards roll high to low
- Backward roll on floor
- Backwards roll low to high
Activities:
Rock and roll into backwards roll
- Students begin with rock and roll
- Have hands ready at shoulders and progress into backwards roll
- Aim to get hands on the floor as quickly as possible and maintain tucked shape
- Progress to end in standing positon
* Refer to ‘Landings’ for more activities
ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR AXIS
Cartwheel
How to perform/progression:
- Hoop circle
- Mini cartwheel
- Standing cartwheel
- Cartwheel along line
Activities:
Bench cartwheels
- Students are to perform mini cartwheel over a bench or low height
- Use to progress students
- Repeat
Circle cartwheel
- Create circle with cones or rope
- Have students cartwheel around circle, aiming to land hands
and feet on the rope/cones
- Can start with mini cartwheel, but progress to full cartwheel
- Add competition through relay/number of cartwheels
Hearts, clubs, diamonds, spades
- By selecting cards from a deck, players try to score as many points as possible by moving
around the room performing various skills and activities. (Play with 6–30.)
- Display activity posters describing progressions of cartwheels, with a full cartwheel being the
main aim
Ø Hearts: Hoop circle
Ø Spades: Increase size of circle
Ø Diamonds: Mini cartwheel
Ø Clubs: Standing cartwheel
LONGITUDINAL AXIS
Log roll
How to perform/progression:
- Begin laying on the floor
- Straight arms and legs
- Move body along the ground by rolling
- Maintain good body tension
Activities:
Racing relay
- Students organised into two teams, lining up in a relay formation
- Students complete log rolls along the mat to the next player
- Continue through until all players have had a turn
- Progress to competition with the first team to finish winning
Wedge rolls
- Students begin at the top of the wedge
- Log roll down
- Progress to increased wedge height
- Repeat
Conveyor
- Students organised into teams of 5
- Four members lie face down shoulder to shoulder on the ground
- The fifth person places a hoop flat on the ‘conveyor’ and joins the end
of the line
- On the teachers call, students roll in unison in the same direction
- As each member becomes clear of the hoop, they stand up and join the
end of the line, continue the conveyor belt along
- Aim for students to deliver hoop to designated line/marker
Egg roll
How to perform/progression:
- Begin in tuck positon with back on ground
- Knees up to chest, holding one leg with each arm
- Move body along ground with knees tight to chest
- Maintain good body tension
Activities:
Wedge rolls
- Students begin at the top of the wedge
- Egg roll down
- Progress to end in correct landing positon
- Repeat
Jump the egg
- Students in groups of 5, with 4 students being ‘rollers’ and one student being a ‘jumper’
- Rollers start in a line, and begin egg rolling along the mat, one after another
- The jumper must jump/leap over each egg roll as they come towards them
- Rotate roles
- Progress to have students egg roll down a wedge for the jumper to jump at the end
Crack the egg
- In partners, one student holds egg roll position
- Other students must try and crack the egg by causing partner to let go of knees to break the
shape
- Switch roles
Jump half/full turn
How to perform/progression:
- Explode from ground with two feet
- Turn body in air
- Finish facing the opposite way (half turn) or the same way (full turn)
- Land two feet
Activities:
Turning relays
- Students are organised into two teams, lining up in two lines facing a cone 10m
away
- Students run forward to cone, perform half turn, then run back and tag their
partner
- After all students have completed, students sit down to determine the fastest
team
- Progression to full turns
* Refer to ‘Springs’ for more activities
Pivots
How to perform/progression:
- Keep one foot planted
- Bring one foot up to knee
- Use arms and head to turn and propel body around
- Keep one foot planted throughout turn
Activities:
Pivot catch
- Similar to netball, students are to have a ball between two
- After catching the ball from their partner, students perform a pivot, turning around whilst
keeping one foot planted
- They then throw the ball back, aiming for continuous passing with pivots
- Progress to leading passes, where students catch and pivot on the run
What’s the number?
- Students are organised into pairs
- One student starts with their back to their partner, then pivots around
- As they pivot around, the other student quickly holds up their fingers then puts them behind
their back
- The pivoting student must recall how many fingers they had up
- Switch roles
- Progress to colours of bean bags
