Teaching Tumbling is divided into three easy-to-follow chapters that guide you from tumbling basics to lesson planning.

Chapter 1 reviews effective teaching methods and assessment techniques, and discusses safety issues, equipment, and proper form.

Chapter 2 highlights 86 basic tumbling skills from three general categories: balances and supports, rotations, and springs and landings. You'll learn the basic principles behind a particular skill and the most effective way to teach it. You'll also find a diagram, a list of critical elements, hints and cues for instruction, and additional drills.

Chapter 3 organizes the basic tumbling skills into lesson plans. You can modify these lessons or use them as a benchmark when developing your own curriculum.

AUDIENCE

Reference for elementary and middle school physical education specialists, gymnastics instructors, and recreation leaders. Text for college-level gymnastics and/or methods courses.

CONTENTS

Skill Finder
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Welcome to Tumbling
Teaching Effectively
Assessment Techniques
Safety Issues
Form
Equipment
How to Use This Book
Chapter 2. Tumbling Principles and Skills
Balances and Supports
Rotations
Springing and Landing
Chapter 3. Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Appendix A. Task Cards
Appendix B. Skills Checklist
Appendix C. Achievement Certificate
Appendix D. Recommended Resources and Materials

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A former gymnast, coach, and teacher, Phillip Ward has been involved in gymnastics for more than 25 years. As assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Ward's major scholarly interests include pedagogy, teacher education, and applied behavior analysis.

Before joining the university, Ward was coaching director of the Victorian Gymnastics Association, where he was responsible for coaching education and course development. He was also a gymnast, a coach to beginning and elite gymnasts, a teacher, and a teacher educator.

Ward earned his PhD in physical education from The Ohio State University in 1993. The author of numerous articles and six manuals on gymnastics and gymnastics instructions, he is a member of the American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the American Educational Research Association; and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

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