This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was poor. In part (a) many candidates could not correctly mention spring activities in gymnastics. In part (b) candidates correctly list locomotor actitivities. In part (c) candidates explain the terms used in gymnastics: approach run and recovery. In part (d) candidates could not correctly mention phases of a vaulting activity.
However, the expected answers were as follows:
8 (a) Spring activities in gymnastics
- Head spring
- Hand spring
- Arab spring
- Neck spring
- Back spring
- fly spring
- cat spring
(b) Locomotor activities
- Leaping
- Walking
- Skipping
- Jogging
- Hopping
- Running
- Jumping
- Sliding
- Crawling
- galloping
- crawling
(c) Explanation of each of the following terms as used in gymnastics
(i) approach run:
This is the preparatory movement made by a gymnast before the execution of an activity
(ii) Recovery:
This is the last phase of an activity executed by a gymnast to maintain balance after the execution of the activity.
(d) Phases of a vault activity
approach run/run up
- take-off
- flight
- landing
- recovery
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