Which are examples of locomotor skills?

• A. Jumping, balancing, and skipping.
• B. Running, throwing a ball, and stretching.
• C. Running, catching a ball, and hopping.
• D. Running, jumping, and hopping.

Answer: (D)

Locomotor skills are movements that move the body through space. Among the options, running, jumping, and hopping are the movements that transport you from one place to another, which is why they are the best example of locomotor skills. Running covers forward travel, jumping propels you into the air and forward, and hopping moves you with one foot, still traveling through space. The other items involve actions done in place or with an object—balancing is about staying steady, stretching is a flexibility movement, and throwing or catching a ball involves manipulating an object rather than moving yourself. So, the sequence that includes only movements that move you through space is running, jumping, and hopping.