The Skill Themes Approach targets which categories of fundamental movement skills?

• A. Cardiovascular, strength, flexibility
• B. Locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative
• C. Balance, reaction time, speed
• D. Tactics, strategy, rules

Answer: (B)

The Skill Themes Approach organizes instruction around three fundamental movement categories: locomotor movements that move the body through space (such as walking, running, jumping), non-locomotor movements performed in place (like bending, twisting, balancing), and manipulative skills that involve interacting with objects (such as throwing, catching, kicking, dribbling). This structure helps students build a broad movement repertoire and transfer skills to games and daily activities by practicing simple patterns first and then combining them. The other options describe fitness components, game performance concepts, or speed and reaction time—traits or elements not organized as the movement categories used in this approach.