Rubrics for Locomotor and Manipulative Skills - Broward College

482 Appendix B / RUBRICS FOR LOCOMOTOR AND MANIPULATIVE SKILLSRun RubricStudent Name: ___________________________MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMP HIGH SCHOOL CHAMP COLLEGE CHAMP OLYMPIANTrunk lean No lean Limited lean Leans forward slightly Relaxed forward slightlyArm swingNo swing to exaggeratedswingHooking action acrossbodyBent arm, movingforward/backwardPowerful swing, movingforward and backwardKnee and thigh lift Limited 45 degrees to ground Parallel to ground Parallel to groundHead/eye placement Watching all around Looks up or down Looks forward Looks forwardStride Mini steps, wide stance Medium-sized step Big step Consistent, rhythmic, bigstepsGallop and Slide RubricStudent Name: ___________________________MIDGET ROOKIE SEMIPRO PROTrail legWay behind or swing in frontbefore touching groundSometimes behind lead foot,sometimes besideStays behind lead footAlways behind lead footwith good balanceFlightUnpredictable, very low tovery highMedium to high Low Efficiently lowRhythm Uneven Sometimes uneven,sometimes evenSmooth and evenExtremely rhythmic andcontrolledJump RubricStudent Name: ___________________________SCHOOL CHAMP LEAGUE CHAMP STATE CHAMP NATIONAL CHAMPArm swing No arm swing Limited arm swing Backward then upward Very powerfulbackward and upwardKnee bendNo knee bend orexaggerated knee bendSlight knee bend 45 degree 45 degreeArm extension No arm extension Limited arm extension Hands reach aboveheadHands, arms, trunkreach to full extension

484 Appendix B / RUBRICS FOR LOCOMOTOR AND MANIPULATIVE SKILLSOverhand Throw RubricStudent Name: ___________________________LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMP COLLEGE CHAMP DIVISION CHAMP WORLD SERIES CHAMPStand sideways Faces target directly Stands partially towardtarget and partiallysidewaysEyes on target Never watches target Begins watching target,when throwing does notwatch targetRegularly standssidewaysRegularly watches targetAlways stands sidewaysin a good straddlepositionAlways watches targetand ready for next moveRotate hips andshouldersNever rotates hips andshouldersRotates hips andshoulders a littleRotates hips andshouldersAlways rotates hips andshoulders and generatesexceptional powerStep withoppositionNever steps at allSteps with same foot asthrowing armSteps with opposition tothrowing handAlways steps withpowerful oppositionFollow through toopposite hipNo follow throughFollow through to samehip as throwing armFollow through toopposite hipExceptional, powerfulfollow-through toopposite hipCatch RubricStudent Name: ___________________________LITTLE LEAGUE AMERICAN LEGION COLLEGE WORLD SERIES WORLD SERIESEyes on object Never watches object Sometimes watchesobjectAlways watches objectAlways watches objectand always looks fornext playCatch with handsCatches using straightarmsTraps against chest Catches using hands Always catches withhands and is ready forthe next playBend arms as theycontact objectStraight arms benttoward chestArms bend sometimesAlways bends arms toabsorb forceBends arms to absorbforce and gets ready tothrow again if necessary

www.mhhe.com/kovar3e Strike Rubric 485Kick RubricStudent Name: ___________________________CITY CHAMP NATIONAL CHAMP OLYMPIC CHAMP WORLD CUP CHAMPWatch the ball Never watches the ball Watches ball prior toleg swing, does notwatch ball when ball iscontactedKick with shoelaces Kicks with toe Kicks with toe or withlacesWatches the ball whenthe ball is contactedKicks with lacesWatches ball closely andconcentrates on whatpart of ball the footcontactsAlways kicks with lacesand directs ball withcontrolBend kicking leg Kicking leg is straight Leg is bent a little Good bend of kickinglegExceptional bend in legStep-hop withkicking legKick is merely a push,no stepLands on kicking legafter the kickStep forward withnonkicking leg and thenhop onto nonkicking legafter kickRhythmic step-hopaction with high followthroughStrike RubricStudent Name: ___________________________ON THE BENCH SUB STARTER PRORotate trunk/hips No trunk or hip rotation Limited trunk/hiprotationAdequate trunk/hiprotationAggressive trunk/hiprotationSwing level Vertical swing Diagonal swing Level swing Swing adjusts well tocontrol placementSideways step towardtargetNo stepping motionStep with leg furthestfrom pitcherStep sideways with foottoward pitcherStep sideways to adjustplacement of ballWatch the ballWatches the pitcher,not the ballMinimal focus on theballAdequate focus on ballWatches bat contact ball

486 Appendix B / RUBRICS FOR LOCOMOTOR AND MANIPULATIVE SKILLSVolley RubricStudent Name: ___________________________BEGINNING PLAYER HIGH SCHOOL STAR COLLEGIATE PLAYER OLYMPIANEyes focused on ballEyes do not focus onballDoes not watch ballwith every contactRegularly watches ballas it is contactedWatches ball duringcontact and continueswatching it after contactFingertips or forearmsconsistently contactballFingertips never contactball, sometimes ballcontacts forearmsbetween wrist andelbowFingertips and forearmshit ball in clumsymannerFingertips and forearmsregularly contact ballwith soft touchFingertips and forearmsalways consistentlycontact ball withexceptional touchLegs bent beforecontactLegs kept extended, nobendLimited leg bendLegs bent in adequatefashionPlayer moves aroundthe floor with legsconsistently bentLegs extend duringcontactLegs always straight,therefore not able toextendVery limited extensionGood leg extension attime of contactLegs always extendfully during contact incorrect, timely mannerto impart good powerDribble Using Hands RubricStudent Name: ___________________________MIDGET ROOKIE SEMIPRO PROEyes focused aheadEyes not focused onanythingEyes always looking onthe ballEyes sometimes on theball and sometimeslooking aheadEyes always lookingaround and aheadPushing actioncontrolled from fingerpadsOut of control slappingactionUses both palm of handand finger padsMost of the time usesfinger pads to controlthe ballAlways uses finger padsto control the ballBall is bounced waisthighUnpredictable ballbounceSometimes too high andsometimes too lowMost of the time ball iswaist highBall is always waisthigh or at adjustedheight as needed

www.mhhe.com/kovar3e Punt Rubric 487Dribble Using Feet RubricStudent Name: ___________________________CITY CHAMP NATIONAL CHAMP OLYMPIC CHAMP WORLD CUP CHAMPEyes focused aheadEyes rarely focused onanythingUsually focuses on ball Eyes focus ahead Eyes focus ahead andlook for good playsInside and outside offoot used to controlballUses toesUses toes, and sides offootUses both inside andoutside of foot tocontrolExpert ball controlusing appropriate sideof footBall kept within twofeet of bodyBall is far from bodySometimes ball closeand sometimes far frombodyBall regularly kept closeto feetBall is always very closeto feetPunt RubricStudent Name: ___________________________ROOKIE CHAMP DIVISION CHAMP LEAGUE CHAMP SUPER BOWL CHAMPTrunk lean None Very little or too muchbackward leanLean back slightly atcontactLean back slightly atcontact in relaxed modeBall dropPush ball downward toofar or too close from footToss ball too high or tooclose or far from footToss ball to correct heightmost of the time withgood alignment to footConsistently tosses ballto correct height withexcellent alignment to footBall contactRarely contacts ball withany part of footContacts ball with footon toe or area other thaninstepContacts with instep atknee level or lowerConsistently contactswith instep at knee levelor lower and has goodaccuracy when aiming attargetHopNo hop on nonkickingfootHops on kicking footHops on nonkicking footafter contact with ballHops on nonkicking footand maintains excellentbalance

488 Appendix B / RUBRICS FOR LOCOMOTOR AND MANIPULATIVE SKILLSSet Shot RubricStudent Name: ___________________________NEBRASKA OKLAHOMA TEXAS KANSASTrunk lean No lean Too much forward orbackward leanSlight forward leanSlight forward lean inrelaxed positionFingers Fingers not touching ball Fingers close together Fingers spread out on ball Fingers in relaxedposition on ballHand placementBoth hands under theballEach hand on side ofballShooting hand behindball and other hand onside of ballCorrect hand positionwith relaxed followthroughafter the shotLegsNo leg flexion to extremeleg flexionMinimal leg flexion andextensionGood leg flexion andextensionConsistently uses correctamount of leg flexionand extensionOverhand Serve RubricStudent Name: ___________________________STATE USTA U.S. OPEN WIMBLEDONTrunk lean No lean Little forward or backwardleanBall toss No control Tosses ball too high, too low,and not in correct placementin front of bodyLeans forward as contacts ballTosses ball slightly in frontof body and at arm’s lengthabove headLeans forward as contacts ballin relaxed fashionConsistently tosses ball withcorrect height and correctdistance in front of bodyBall contactRarely able tocontact the ballContacts the ball at headheight or lowerContacts ball with hitting armextended above headContacts ball with hitting armextended above head, handcentered behind the ball andwith heel of handStep No forward step Step forward with same footas hitting armStep forward in opposition tohitting armStep forward powerfully inopposition to hitting arm

www.mhhe.com/kovar3e Ball Pass Rubric 489Ball Pass RubricStudent Name: ___________________________HUSKERS SOONERS LONGHORNS JAYHAWKSTrunk lean No trunk lean Minimal to exaggeratedtrunk leanSlight forward leanPowerful forward leanFingerplacementFingers on bottom and/ortop of ballFingers directly behindballFingers on side of balland slightly behind theballFingers in relaxed correctposition on ballStep No step Minimal step forward Full-stride step forward Step forward in directionof throwArms—overheadand chestArms have little to noextensionArms partially extendedafter ball is releasedArms extended towardtarget after releasing ballArms fully extended withadded wrist actionArm—bounceArms have little to noextensionArms partially extended,but ball is bouncedhalfway between self andtargetArms extended towardfloor, aiming ball threefourthsdistance betweenself and targetArms fully extended withaccurate ball placementand added wrist action