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P.E. Vocabulary

 PE Vocabulary

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Year 6

  • Run
  • stop
  • Balance
  • Tip toes
  • Climb
  • Big Steps
  • Climb
  • Reach
  • Pull up
  • Obstacle
  • Kick
  • Bend
  • Crouch
  • Jump
  • Throw
  • Hang
  • Hold
  • Forward
  • Backward
  • Fastest
  • Crawl
  • Walk
  • Running
  • Sliding
  • Skimping
  • Race
  • Win
  • Throw
  • Catch
  • Hopping
  • Lead
  • Roll
  • Heavy
  • Tense
  • Ball

 

  • Step
  • Spring
  • Slide
  • Shapes
  • Balance
  • Transfer
  • Dribble
  • Strike
  • Power
  • Goal
  • Speed
  • Land
  • Roll
  • Rock
  • Gallop
  • 2 hands
  • Control
  • Aim
  • Target
  • Bodyweight
  • Load
  • Direction
  • Forwards
  • Backwards
  • Sideways
  • Tall
  • Long
  • Narrow
  • Levels
  • Around
  • Improve
  • Lower
  • Higher
  • Spring
  • Slide

 

  • Stillness
  • Balance
  • Shape
  • Twisting
  • Sequence
  • Speed
  • Rhythm
  • Movement
  • Agility
  • Parting
  • Advance
  • Defense
  • Wide
  • Twist
  • Curl
  • Tucked
  • Balance
  • Tense
  • Flow
  • Contrast
  • Matching
  • Mirroring
  • Speed
  • Levels
  • Dribble
  • Linked
  • Sequence
  • Posture
  • Turn
  • Pivot
  • Pulse
  • Beat
  • Bounce
  •  
  • Pattern
  • Flow
  • Tuck
  • Star
  • Landing
  • Sequence
  • Pivot
  • Rhythm
  • Am
  • Body Shape
  • Movements
  • Curled
  • Land
  • Improvise
  • Counting Beats
  • Stretched
  • Travelling
  • Space
  • Precision
  • Leading
  • Communicate
  • Weight
  • Half Turn
  • Quarter turn
  • Personal space
  • Advanced
  • Defense
  • Attack
  • Control
  • Repeat
  • Height
  • Crouch
  • Evaluate
  • Balance
  • Rotation
  • Display
  • Matching
  • Symmetrical
  • Suppleness
  • Spinning
  • Axis
  • Approaching
  • Leaving
  • Height
  • Contrasting
  • Flight
  • Strokes
  • Breast stroke
  • Backstroke
  • Front Crawl
  • Technique
  • Float
  • Perform
  • Gesture
  • Action
  • Control
  • Stamina
  • Speed
  • Pace
  • Defenders
  • Marking
  • Covering
  • Attackers
  • Poise
  • Formation
  • Dynamics
  • Run up
  • Position
  • Compose
  • Balance
  • Approach
  • Perform
  • Technique
  • Flight
  • Crouch
  • Balance
  • Poise
  • Precision
  • Stillness
  • Slip
  • Slide
  • Rotate
  • Feet
  • Together
  • Weight
  • Counter
  • Balance
  • Gesture
  • Display
  • Canon
  • Safety
  • Speed
  • Measure
  • Pace
  • Jog
  • Sprint
  • Relay
  • Record
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Mirror
  • Swimming

Vocab see Year 4

  • Mirror
  • Tension
  • Poise
  • Balance
  • Landing
  • Straddle
  • Obstacle
  • Precision
  • Travel
  • Agile
  • Vault
  • Fluency
  • Modify
  • Attack
  • Action
  • Cool down
  • Warm up
  • Preparation
  • Overarm
  • Underarm
  • Circuits
  • Area
  • Orientation
  • Rhythm
  • Pulse
  • Beat
  • Choreography
  • Simultaneous
  • Marsh Arts
  • Accelerate
  • Pike
  • Pivot
  • Swimming Vocab see Year 4