Few images reconcile us both with the world and that of children playing and having fun, at the moment we see time and space disappear for them, because there is no future or past, they are there, they spend their lives as children as they are. It’s the only thing that counts in all gestures. Thus, sport in childhood, although “innocent”, strengthens your muscles and expands the capacity of your lungs.
On the other hand, these same children soon start playing sports in a much more regulated way, controlled by judges or referees and even have coaches, then the environment changes: a lens or a basket becomes something more serious, while this can that is not so. As before, the fact that children continue to play sports in this or that way offers unique opportunities for development, as well as the possibility that they will be future “stars. “
- The regulated practice of one sport implies that children must follow a certain discipline.
- Is there a time for change.
- Another to warm up.
- Another to do some mental preparation.
- Another to compete.
- Another to manage victory and defeat?Even during the week.
- You can schedule a few hours for training.
- Basically.
- There is a commitment that the child must fulfill.
The child will have more willpower one day and less the next, but he is part of a team and, as one of its components, must respond with his contribution, so sport is a wonderful context for children to learn to organize and organize. to activate your willingness to react at certain times.
Sport, already at a younger age, is becoming an area of income, often the child knows when he is right and when not, without anyone telling him or her and even leaving out a possible result.
Thus, she will learn that it is often she who precipitates defeat when, in the first moves of the game, she does not meet very high expectations and collapses. You will learn to raise these expectations when you start performing well. Through sport, the child will also have the opportunity to learn how to handle a defeat and prepare for the next competition, even be able to reflect and understand, with help, how the expectations of others also condition their choices, their performance and their performance.
She can also learn to deal with her frustration and anger towards herself, here parents have a valuable opportunity to intervene and teach their children to have a constructive internal dialogue, without hurting themselves. Better yet, we can do so at a time when our Word has a lot of weight on the little ones, before adolescence and before the influence of the companions begins to gain ground.
Many of the features of the game itself have to do with those of life itself, for example, on the field there are people who accompany you, who support you, as well as on the way to life. In team sport, the child will learn that he or she is not alone, for better or worse, that he shares interests with a group of people (winning or getting a good score) and that the results will be better if you trust these other people and, in turn, support them.
You will also learn that it is possible to turn around, with a lot of effort and intelligence, in many projects that do not start well, a goal or a bad start does not imply a defeat at the end of the game, it just means that it will be a little harder to achieve, but not impossible. You’ll also learn that there are certain actions others can’t do for it, whether it’s organizing the game or moving your legs quickly.
We could continue to draw parallels, but the last and most impressive is that with sport children learn the importance of predicting outcomes, whether for play or not, they learn that just as a bad start requires excessive effort, a good start or intercepting the ball before reaching the opponent’s feet or hands is a great advantage; In this sense, sport becomes a privileged exercise of sustained attention for children who have a prefrontal cortex (responsible for the organization of behavior and decision-making) in full development.
Finally, as much as sport is a learning environment, we should never disconnect from this image with which we started the article, these children in the park have fun and have fun. Because perhaps the best thing about playing sports in childhood is that it’s often one of the best opportunities to start making your first friends and create several happy stories that will accompany us throughout our lives.