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Gentile’s Taxonomy of Motor Skills can first be used for evaluating movement capabilities and limitations. ... And secondly, Gentile’s Taxonomy is important when selecting a progression of functionally appropriate activities, like it is stated in our text. ... In Gentile’s taxonomy there are four different areas that form sixteen categories for differing situations of performing a skill.
One area of Gentile’s Taxonomy that is taken into account is the regulatory condition. ...
When it comes to the actual body orientation of the skill, body stability is the next area of Gentile’s Taxonomy that is taken into consideration. ... Actions that would involve object manipulation would be catching, throwing, holding, gripping, kicking, etc.
Gentile’s Taxonomy is a very thorough method for teaching motor skills because it allows each skill to be performed from a variety of different conditions that affect the movements of the student. Based on the skill of throwing a javelin, I compiled a list of activities that could be used for each of Gentile’s sixteen step taxonomy. ... I began by telling them a little bit of history behind the javelin and then showed the students which holds can be used to grip the javelin with. First, each student demonstrated the holds without a javelin in hand. Second, the students had a chance to use a real javelin to practice which hand hold felt right for them. Thirdly, the students were shown the “whip” motion of the arm for throwing a javelin and were to practice the motion themselves.
Approximate Word count = 1243
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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