Fundamental Movement Skills: Learning to Train Stage builds on the learning from Fundamental Movement Skills: Active Start and FUNdamentals by emphasizing more advanced elaborations and combinations of movement skills and incorporating a broader understanding of fitness-related concepts and holistic developmental outcomes. This resource does the following: Emphasizes more advanced (specialized) elaborations and combinations of movement skills that can be transferred to a variety of sport, recreational, or active living activities such as dance, gymnastics, games, track and field, fitness, and outdoor or adventure activities Broadens its focus beyond skill development by integrating developmentally appropriate knowledge and understanding (e.g., skill cues, tactical decision making) with emotional (e.g. self-control), motivational (e.g., perceived competence), social (e.g., life skills like respect), and spiritual (e.g., meaning, joy) outcomes Transitions to sport-specific qualities, including fitness-related concepts such as speed, strength, stamina, coordination, balance, and agility Fosters comprehension and application of basic training and self-regulatory principles like warm-up, progression, and anxiety management Provides a description of the mature movement patterns of the fundamental motor skills, specific tips to help the teacher or coach develop these motor skills in their students or athletes, and a number of activities that utilize the skills
Physical & Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) is a national leader and vital contributor in fostering achievement and health among Canadian children and youth by supporting physical and health education and active living initiatives where children live, learn, and play. PHE Canada's vision is a future wherein all children and youth in Canada live healthy, physically active lives. Contributors: Ken Lodewyk, PhD, Rick Bell, PhD, Louise Humbert, PhD, Greg Leland, Jacki Nylen, Stefanie Partridge.
Introduction Purpose and Design of This Resource The Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Model Physical Literacy Relationship of the Handbook to Curricula and the LTAD Model A Developmental Approach to Motor Skill Development Maturational Differences in Children and Youth Readiness for Motor Skill Learning Motor Skill Development General Teaching Guidelines Resource Components Component A: Understanding, Feeling, and Relating Component B: Specialized Movement Skills (Combinations and Elaborations) Balance, Roll, Leap, and Land Creative, Rhythmic, and Cultural Movements Sprint, Hurdle, and Jump Underhand Roll Strike With the Hands, Arms, or an Implement Field, Catch, and Pass Cover, Dodge, Tackle, and Punt Trap, Dribble, Shoot, and Rebound Component C: Motor Abilities and Fitness References and Appendixes Physical Literacy During the Learning to Train Stage of LTAD Recommended Reading Characteristics of Children in the Learning to Train Stage A Physical Literacy Checklist A Conceptual Framework for Movement
