Children playing a pre-sports game
Sports practice consists of carrying out a physical activity that is carried out with a competitive desire and in which a series of rules must be respected. It differs from mere physical activity in that this is a simple practice, while in sport there is always a competition that yields a result.
A game , for its part, is a recreational activity where one or more players participate. Beyond competition, the main function of games is to provide fun and entertainment, while providing mental and physical stimulation.
Features of pre-sports games
Pre-sports games are those that require skills and abilities typical of sports (movements, throws , receptions, etc.). Its practice is recommended as preparation for children who begin to practice any sport, since it provides them with a series of physical and technical resources.
In this sense, pre-sports games constitute a variant of minor games , characterized by content that promotes the acquisition of certain movements, actions and primary skills that serve as a basis for the assimilation of sports skills. Generally, pre-sports games and sports games share certain rules.
One of the strong points of pre-sports games is the impact they usually have on the lives of children who become professional athletes. Although the vocation usually leads us in a natural and unpredictable way to approach our favorite activities without the need for adults to guide us, their support is never too much, especially if it provides us with technical issues that cannot be intuited in childhood.
The role of coaches
Coaches who organize pre-sports games must have a pedagogical attitude , without forgetting that the center of attention is the child and their learning . With pre-sports games, children get closer to the competition and can perceive, analyze and make decisions.
It is also recommended that, each day, the coach teaches a few things and gives the children freedom to improvise, without too many explanations and interruptions. Since this is a preparation for the full use of physical and mental abilities in the future, the focus of pre-sports games should not be on victory or perfection in performance, but on development .
Elements for pre-sports games
Examples of pre-sports games
Let's look at some of the most popular pre-sports games below:
* medium : it is inspired by soccer, since players must pass the ball with their foot. To do this, they are grouped in a round, with some standing in the middle: if the latter intercept the ball , whoever kicked it loses;
* bústbol : it is a simplified version of baseball, although the first throw of the ball is made with the foot;
* pass 10 : it is based on basketball and consists of passing the ball ten times while preventing the members of the opposing team from intercepting it;
* two at a time : it is played by several people, who must pass the ball to each other while saying a number within a not very extensive range (generally, between one and four) for the receiver to touch it that amount of time. times while saying a word containing that number of syllables. It is a very interesting pre-sports game because it stimulates several parts of the brain simultaneously;
* blind net : the inspiration for this game is volleyball. The most obvious and interesting difference is that the vision of both teams is blocked by placing a large cloth canvas over the net, which must be located higher than normal;
* bowckey : this peculiar pre-sports game combines elements of bowling with other elements of hockey , since it consists of knocking down a series of sticks (or pins ) with the help of a ball thrown in the hockey style.