Exercising helps build endurance, builds the body and builds character. They help the child to become more self-confident, to cope with difficulties and fears. And team sport teaches how to build relationships in a team.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, assess the level of health, capabilities and abilities of your child. If you are planning a sports career, then it is best to give preference to CYSS or Olympic reserve schools. Qualified coaches and sports doctors work there, who will be able to provide a full-fledged sports education and at the same time will monitor the health of the child.
Step 2
Plan your budget. Consider all training costs and eventual travel to competitions. If the child has time to get used to sports activities and the team, and because of financial difficulties he will have to leave the section, this can become a serious psychological trauma.
Step 3
If you are not sure if your child will enjoy playing a sport, or if you don’t know if he will be able to withstand the stress, choose the non-professional section at school. And also, you can contact development centers or stadiums located near your home. In these institutions, the loads are not very large and your child will be able to correctly assess his strength.
Step 4
Decide if your child will play sports individually or as a team. Team sections are suitable for those children who have difficulties in relationships with peers. They will develop skills to interact with other children. But in the case when the difficulties in relations with the team consist in excessive aggression, then a calming sport or activities in which aggression is released, such as boxing, are suitable for the child. And also a team sport is suitable for sociable and open children.
Step 5
Choose from group sports for girls volleyball, handball or basketball. Almost all team sports are suitable for boys, provided there are no physical restrictions or medical contraindications. You can start training in such sections from the age of 5.
Step 6
Choose a pool activity if your child is hyperactive, asthenic, or emotional. There are practically no contraindications for exercising in water, in addition, they have a beneficial effect on the entire body, strengthen muscles and develop good posture.
Step 7
If you want to develop coordination, strong-willed character traits, discipline, give the child's movements accuracy and rhythm, teach to navigate in space and time, give preference to fencing, sports dancing, wushu and skiing sports.
Step 8
For the development of all muscle groups, coordination, flexibility, grace and harmony, offer your child gymnastics. This sport can be practiced from the age of three, and in addition, it is basic and can serve as a good preparation for the transition to the next sports stage.
Step 9
If you want your child to always be able to stand up for himself, learn to react quickly and control his body well, send him to the martial arts section. There he will be able to throw out the accumulated emotions and learn to control aggression.
