Encouraging Early Sports Skills

Name: Encouraging Early Sports Skills
SKU: 0539
Price: 44.95 NZD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781877523694

Ideas for fun activities that promote lifelong wellbeing

Take the lead - introduce young children to exhilarating, positive sporting experiences. This resource offers the ideas and support you need to confidently implement a variety of sports and physical activities. It sets out a thorough and readily adaptable programme plan that is designed to develop the range of physical, social, problem solving and other skills required. It also includes detailed descriptions of how to set up and play a diversity of sports suited to this young age group.

Ages: 4-7 | Pages: 58 | Code: 0539 | ISBN: 9781877523694

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Jake Green

Jake Green has a BA in sports journalism and is currently working as a sports writer. Jake is a keen sportsman and soccer player, having played for many teams over the last 14 years.

Sandy Green

Sandy Green has over 35 years’ experience of working in the early childhood sector, in both educational and social services settings. She writes for several educational publications, has written more than 20 books and is the series editor for many more titles focusing on the early years. Sandy now runs her own educational consultancy specialising in the early childhood sector.

Contents
Introduction	4
Making plans	5
Some child-friendly sports	7
Soccer	7
Dodgeball	10
Netball and basketball	12
Kwik cricket	16
Rounders	18
Short tennis	20
Gymnastics	22
Athletics	24
Developing physical skills for sport	26
Stages of physical development	26
Preparation for physical activity	27
Developing relevant skills	28
Suggested plan for a six-week programme	31
Week 1: Exercise and health	31
Week 2: Ball skills	34
Week 3: Balance and coordination	37
Week 4: Creative bodies	40
Week 5: Space, direction and orientation	43
Week 6: Teamwork and cooperation	46
Bringing it all together	49
Resources	50
Collecting evidence of children's learning	52
Overview of the six-week plan	54
Home links	55
Parents' page	56