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Unlocking Your Child's Sports Potential through Fun Fitness Training


Are you ready to unleash your child's sports potential and set them on the path to becoming a sports enthusiast?

In this blog post, we will provide you with a concise summary of key points to help you understand the importance of fun fitness training during the FUNdamentalz phase of preschool physical development. Discover how focusing on fundamental movement skills, optimal windows of trainability, and enjoyable training programs can nurture your child's athletic abilities and set them up for success.

FUNdamentalz First

Before specialising in specific sports skills, children need a strong foundation in fundamental movement skills like agility, balance, coordination, and speed. These skills are essential for future sports success.

Research has shown that children in their early years are in a critical stage for developing fundamental movement skills. During this period, their bodies are particularly receptive to acquiring the necessary physical abilities that lay the groundwork for future sports skills. It is crucial to provide them with a variety of well-structured activities that focus on developing these fundamental movement skills. However, it's important to remember that fun should always be at the forefront, and formal competition should only play a minimal role during this stage. Our primary goal is to help children learn all the fundamental movement skills and build a strong overall foundation.

Children must have a solid foundation in fundamental movement skills before they will have success in acquiring sports skills. By nurturing these skills during the optimal developmental period, we can lay the groundwork for their future sports endeavours.


Timing Matters

There are sensitive periods in a child's development where they are particularly responsive to training. By providing the right type of training during these optimal windows of trainability, you can enhance your child's physical potential and set them on a path to excellence.

To maximise your child's genetic potential, it's important to understand the optimal windows of trainability. During the early years children experience unique periods of growth and responsiveness to different types of training.

By providing the right type of training at the right time, we can unlock their genetic potential and set them on the path to success.

It is during these periods that we can shape their genetic potential and influence the composition of their muscle fibres.

By providing targeted training and activities during these windows of trainability, in the early years we can make a lasting impact on their physical abilities.


The FUNdamentalz Phase

By making training fun and structured, children are more likely to engage and enjoy physical activity while building a solid physical foundation.

The FUNdamentalz phase is a crucial window of opportunity for your child's physical development. During this phase, we focus on making learning basic movement and sports skills an incredibly fun experience. Research has shown that children who engage in well-structured, enjoyable activities during this phase are more likely to develop a love for physical activity and continue their journey in sports.

The most important focus of this stage is to emphasise fun and enjoyment when playing sports. By prioritising fun and enjoyment, we create a positive environment where children can develop their skills without unnecessary pressure.

At this stage, our programs  are designed to provide a variety of engaging activities that promote the development of fundamental movement skills and overall motor skills. We focus on the ABCs of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, and Speed. These skills form the foundation for future sports success.


Unlocking the Potential in Your Kid

Engaging in fun fitness training during the FUNdamentalz phase brings numerous benefits. It boosts children's confidence, improves their overall health, and provides a pathway to future success in sports.

During these early years we focus on:

  • Nurturing the ABCs of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, and Speed: These fundamental skills are crucial for building a solid physical foundation and improving performance in various sports.
  • Promoting overall physical development: Our programs incorporate activities that enhance flexibility, endurance, and strength, ensuring a well-rounded physical development.
  • Integrating mental, cognitive, and emotional development: Sports and physical activities provide opportunities for children to develop important cognitive and emotional skills, such as problem-solving, decision-making, and resilience.
  • Improving skill ability in elements of athletics, such as running and jumping: By focusing on mastering these fundamental skills, children gain confidence and competence in their physical abilities.
  • Introducing simple rules and ethics of sport: We believe in teaching children the importance of fair play, teamwork, and good sportsmanship from an early age.
  • Providing well-structured programs rather than strict periodization: Our programs are designed to be flexible and adaptive to accommodate the individual needs and interests of each child.
  • Encouraging daily physical activity: Regular physical activity is vital for children's overall health and well-being. We aim to instil a lifelong love for physical activity and help children develop healthy habits.

Your Children Will Reap the Benefits

Research has demonstrated that children who receive physical education in a fun and structured manner during the FUNdamentalz phase experience numerous benefits:

  • Increased confidence and motivation: By developing fundamental movement skills and participating in enjoyable sports activities, children feel confident and are encouraged to continue building on these skills through competitive and recreational sports.
  • Improved overall health: Greater physical literacy, developed through fun fitness training, encourages children to be more physically active throughout their lives. This helps reverse the current trends in childhood and adult obesity and cardiovascular disease.
  • Pathway to excellence: Early development in the FUNdamentalz phase can pave the way for future success in sports. Children who develop strong fundamental movement skills and a passion for physical activity have the potential to excel at international level.

In Conclusion

As parents, you play a vital role in unlocking your child's physical potential. You play a crucial role in supporting your child's developmental journey.

By providing opportunities for structured fitness training, nurturing their love for sports, and being their biggest cheerleader, you are setting them on a path to lifelong physical activity and success in sports.

Join us on this incredible journey of unlocking your child's genetic potential and set them on the path to greatness.

For more information about our exciting fun innovative training programs for preschool children, visit our website or contact us today. Let's make fitness magic happen!

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