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Planes, axes and the right-angle rule

Planes, axes and the right-angle rule

Body diagram showing sagittal, frontal and transverse planes with frontal, sagittal and vertical axes, plus sketches of a somersault, cartwheel and full twist jump with their plane-axis pairings A plane of movement is an imaginary flat surface that helps describe the direction a movement happens in. An axis of rotation is an imaginary line through the body around which the body rotates.

Movement in the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physical Education
  3. /Movement in the sagittal, frontal and transverse planes

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