Four Phases of selected skills
Event/Skill	Preparation	Retraction	Action	Follow-through
Long Jump	Run Up	Bodily adjustments during penultimate stride to touch down	Take off, from the moment of touch down to take-off	Flight from take off to landing
Golf Swing	Correct grip and stance	Backswing	Downswing	Follow through
Penalty Kick	Run Up	Retraction of kickin leg	Forward swing of kicking leg and contact	Follow through
Adapted from Hughes and Franks (2008) p.165
Sub phases for the action phase ofselected skills
Event/Skill	Action Phase	Sub phase 1	Sub-phase 2	Sub-phase 3
Long Jump	Take Off	Compression (knee flexion)	Extension (knee extension)
Golf Swing	Down Swing	Weight Shift: initiation of movement with hips	Wrists locked and arms rotate as a single unit	Wrist unlocks and arms rotate as a double unit
Penalty Kick	Forward Swing of kicking leg	Hips rotate forwards and leg flexes at knee	Knee extends to contact
Adapted from Hughes and Franks (2008) p.165