Senin, 17 Mei 2010

What sport for kids?

Participation in sport has many benefits for children as for adults. Today, more than six million children in France in sporting activities. Here are a few tips for choosing a sport for children, depending on their tastes and character.

Practiced as a leisure or competition, the sport should always be fun for children. It is therefore essential to choose an activity suited to the tastes of the child, his personality and abilities.

If your child is shy, a combat sport such as judo or karate can help them gain confidence in him. Sports like handball, football and volleyball develop team spirit.

If your child is independent, you may suggest an individual sport such as gymnastics, fencing, swimming and horse riding. Sports skill as table tennis to children generally please Reserved.

If your child is restless and full of energy, disciplines such as cycling, judo and athletics will allow it to spend, while team sports like football or rugby, he learned to respect teammates and opponents .

In all cases, it is very important to let the child choose the sport he wants, especially as any physical activity is beneficial for body and mind.

At what age begin?

Although there are now classes for toddlers, such as baby swimming eg sport really began around age 6 or 7 years.

Between 6 and 8 years, children can be introduced to various individual sports like gymnastics, swimming, skiing or dancing ...

From 8 years, they can engage in team sports (football, basketball, handball, rugby) and disciplines that require coordination, such as tennis or judo.

It was between 8 and 13 years children have the greatest capacity to learn. Not only can they develop their flexibility, their address and their sense of balance, but their endurance is not lower than that of adults.

What precautions?

Even if the sport is beneficial for children, avoid overtraining and focus on well-supervised and controlled activities, such as sports clubs.

It is recommended to limit the duration of sporting activity at 4-6 hours per week for children ages 8 and 6-8 pm for youth 12 years (school physical education included).

Note: If you do not get tired, it is good to alternate individual sport and team sport, endurance sport and sport coordination.Rata Penuh

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