Mission, Vision, Competencies, Standards, and Benchmarks

Competency: Building Manipulative Skill: Object Control
Description: Students will work to master…
‣ applying the critical elements that make up manipulative skills, (throwing, catching,
kicking, and striking skills) during skill practice, games, and other physical activities.
‣ Demonstrating basic decision-making capabilities when sending or receiving an object.
Essential Questions:
‣ When striking an object what changes have an impact on distance, trajectory and
accuracy?
‣ Why is it necessary to practice the critical elements, moving in opposition, followthrough,
body rotation and weight transfer in an isolated setting before using them in a
sport specific setting?
Core Understandings:
Students will understand that…
‣ Using the teaching cures to practice the critical elements of manipulative skills will
result in acquiring mature and effective skill development.
‣ Receive an object using the critical elements
‣ Send an object to a target using critical elements while varying space, distance,
location and relationship to objects.
Benchmarks
By close of grade 6, students will work to master the following skills:
‣ Play, cooperate, and respect others as Christ respects us, and in ways
which are supportive and inclusive in sports activity.
‣ Demonstrate a variety of basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements such as run,
skip, bend, and twist. (K-3)
‣ Apply basic sport-specific skills in a variety of physical activities. (K-3)
‣ Use age-appropriate form and sequencing in combination of fundamental locomotor,
object control, and rhythmical skills that are components of selected modified games,
sports, and dance such as combining running, stopping, and throwing. (K-3)
‣ Explain and model physical, social, emotional, and spiritual benefits of physical
activities and a healthy lifestyle. (K-3)
‣ Engage in activities that develop muscular strength/endurance, flexibility,
and cardiovascular endurance. (K-3)
‣ Discuss the importance of following rules and safety precautions. (K-3)
‣ Demonstrate age-appropriate form and sequencing in combinations of locomotor and
object control movements that are components of selected modified games
and sports. (4-6)
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