Physical Education and Sport Studies

Select one locomotor and one manipulative skill to observe. Observe three (3) people of three
(3) different ages doing the selected skills – one child, one university student, and one older adult.
Assess and compare their developmental levels using observation plans.
Describe the different constraints that may act as rate controllers for each skill.
Discuss how a teacher, coach, or therapist could manipulate task constraints to help each person
observed perform the selected skills at a higher level.
Observation plans and developmental levels can be found in the Life Span motor development textbook attached starting at page 166 and page 271.
One page needs to have a table with the observations, details on the person being observed and developmental levels aswell.
Essay needs to be in APA format. 12 point. Needs citations from the textbook and also one other source online
Assess and compare 3 developmental levels using observation plans.
Describe the different constrains that may act as rate controllers for each skill.
Discuss how a teacher or coach could manipulate task constrains to help individuals perform at higher levels.