Stage 1
STARTING OFF RIGHT!
The overall focus in this stage is to promote the love of physical activity while laying the foundation for future enjoyment of sport. The participant learns to move efficiently emphasizing agility, balance and coordination while participating in a variety of physical activities and most importantly, unstructured play.Physical activity creates neural connections across multiple pathways in the brain, particularly when activities integrating rhythm are used. (Council of Physical Education for Children, 2000)
General Objectives:
Guiding Principles:
• Instill a love of sport and being
• All physical activity should be in a safe, stimulating, fun and enjoyable learning environment. • Programs should use a variety of modified games to emphasize the development of fundamental movement and motor skills. • Facilities and equipment should be modified to ensure success and enjoyment of the child. • All participants should be actively involved and engaged. • Activities used should emphasize
physically active (and a specific interest in tennis). • Introduce tennis with the appropriate sized ball, racquet and court with children aged five and six. • Introduce hand-eye coordination (striking an object). • Introduce, prioritize and promote a variety of fundamental movement skills. • Promote self - confidence in an enjoyable, safe environment • Introduce fundamental movement skills (walking, running, jumping, wheeling, catching, throwing). • Introduce fundamental motor skills (agility, balance, coordination and reaction speed).
motor patterns that are the building blocks to facilitate the introduction of sport specific skill acquisition at the next stage of athlete development.
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