Game 1: Hide your Hat

1. Each child holds a disc cone of a different color and tries to hide it behind his or her back.
2. The coach and later one of the children call out a color he wants and try to peek behind the children's backs to see who has that color.
3. All remaining children constantly move and try to hide their disc cones behind their backs to keep the coach from seeing their color.

Tips

1. A smaller playing field is preferred for this game as children will have to pivot and change directions more frequently to hide their hats, compared to a larger field where they can just move away from the coach.
2. And of course, you can also substitute the disc cones with any other colored items, or sheets of paper work just as well.
    
3. Add a second person to look for the hats to add an even greater tactical challenge for children to be able to hide the hat, having to find the most favorable path to move and be able to hide the hat.
    

Goals

Main focus: Reaction, to quickly change directi...

Game 1: Fishing Net with Running

1. Children are all fish, swimming in a defined playing field they can't step out of.
2. The coach or one of the children is the fisherman and tries to throw the net over one of the children to catch a fish.
3. You can play this with lives for each child or just for fun.

Tips

1. An ideal size is about 1,5 meters to be able to throw the net well,
2. start walking, and throw the net for children to get used to avoiding bumping into other children.

Goals

Main focus: Reaction, orientation, and physicality, speed, and endurance, in particular, are improved.

Story

1. The fisherman is out catching as many fish (children) as possible.
2. Have children choose what kind of fish they want to be.

Progressions

1. Have 2 fishermen,
2. walk faster or
3. adjust the heigh you throw the net, if you throw the net high enough, all children can usually flee.

Game 1: Soccer Twin Relay

1. Each child has 2 balls each, the soccer twins, and on command has to kick them toward the end target which should be fairly narrow.
2. The end target can be a pop-up soccer goal or just 2 cones.
3. The end target should be away far enough, that children need to guide the ball for a while before they can kick it through the end target.

Tips

1. The greater the distance to the end target, the better, the more activity, and the more correction is needed to keep the balls on track.
2. Try it with a variety of different balls, initially 2 of the same kind and ultimately 2 different ones like a small and large ball or a light and heavy ball to force children to adapt.
    

Goals

Main focus: Foot-eye coordination
In addition: Rhythm, moving and kicking slow enough to be able to control the balls. Differentiation when using different balls.
Physicality, endurance in particular, and rhythm are important to be able to control the balls.

Story

1. A couple of twins always w...

Game 1: Jump over Rolling Log

1. Push a card box tube, foam roller, or other round stick back and forth between two people and have children in between jumping over the roller without touching the roller.
2. Stand sideways and jump over the incoming log without touching it.
3. Stand backward and jump over the incoming log without touching it.


Tips

1. The smaller the log, the safer it is. 
2. Use thin cardboard tubes for the young children.
3. For older children us thicker tubes or even foam rollers. 
4. The heavier the cardboard tube the easier it is to make it roll straight, light tubes can be very challenging.
5. The key is that children spread out enough to see the log coming and are able to jump over it.
6. Use disc cones or other markers for each child.
7. Ideally, there is a gap of about a foot or half a meter between each child.

Goals

Main focus: Reaction
In addition: Orientation and physicality, strength in particular with all the jumping.

Story

1. The foam roller can be a log that ...

Challenge 1: The Streets of Mumbai with Turning

1. One child or the coach is designated the leader, with all the students lining up to the right and left of the leader at about equal numbers.
2. The leader then starts running forward or backward, including turning 180 degrees at any time, and this is done randomly.
3. All the remaining children try to follow the leader as closely as possible, either running forward or backward, including the turns.

Tips

1. Demonstrate a couple of rounds with you as the teacher leading and randomly changing direction, then switch to having each child lead for a short period of time, which is not only fun for children to lead but also makes for lots of running.
    
2. Split up large groups into 2 or more groups for all children to be able to see the leader in the middle of the pack.
   Even better to start with only moving forward and backward initially, and only in a second build add the spinning part, which adds 2 more directions.
    

Goals

Main focus: Th...

A Look Inside the Motor Skill Learning Curricula for Physical Education in Preschool and Kindergarten. 4 curricula for 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7 year olds, all in video format, you can follow step-by-step, even as a teacher without any prior experience, or customize it to your own needs.

• Mosquito Tag Game
• Hide your Hat
• Fisherman
• Hoop Dance
• Cone Tree
• Two in Cardbox
• The Streets of Mumbai with Turning
• Spinning Drink Coasters
• Soccer Twins
• Mushroom Hunt 

The Motor Skill Learning System for 3-7 year-olds

1. Stages of development
   1.1. Stages of development
   1.2. Why motor skill development is important
   1.3. Importance of early movement experiences
2. Versatility for optimal learning and fun
   2.0. Why Talent is Overrated
   2.1. Versatility for optimal learning and fun  
   2.1.1. Advantages of versatility-oriented 
   sports activities
   2.2. Optimal learning & fun 
   2.3. A balance of 7 skills, Motor Skills to coordination to sport-specific skills
3. Game-based approach
   3.1. Games based approach versus drills based approach  
   3.2. Deliberate play
   3.3. The importance of free play
   3.4. Enriched environments & Incidental moments
4. Story
   4.1.Increase participation through stories
5. Bigger and better brains
   5.1.Bigger and better brains
6. Conclusion

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1. Preface

Aim

Beliefs and actions in a new approach to children’s skill development

1. To understand children’s physical stages of development to better being able to chall...

A summary of how children’s skills typically emerge over time and where the development of fundamental motor skills fits in. Why it is a critical building block for children to be able to participate in all sports later on in life.

If children skip one of the stages, in particular the early development stages 2-4, they will greatly limit their potential down the line. Keep in mind that the age ranges (hence the titles) are overlapping which depends greatly on children’s development so far.
Even at a very young age children's speed of development can be up to 18 months apart.

Stage 1: Newborn to 1 year: Birth to Mobility

By about 12 months of age baby’s strength and balance have improved to the point where they are able to walk.

Stage 2: Age 1 to 3 year: Mobility to Basic Motor Skills

From the age of 1 to 3 years children’s increasing mobility skills make way for them to have experiences that develop simple fundamental motor skills (throwing away, tumbling, climbing up..).

S...