Developmental Physical Education

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Differentiation

gradual progression from the gross global (overall) movement patterns of infants to the more refined and functional movements of children as they mature

Integration

coordinated interaction of opposing muscle and sensory systems

Early childhood development

Cognitive characteristics

increasingly able to express their thoughts and ideas verbally

Affective characteristics

children are generally egocentric and assume that everyone thinks that the way they do

motor characteristics

growth proceeds at a slow but steady pace

Later childhood development

affective characteristics

children are adventurous and eager to be involved with friends in dangerous or secret activities. Children are responsive to authority and are critically conscious of what is fair.

cognitive characteristics

intellectually curious and are eager to know “why.”

motor characteristics

visual perceptual abilities are generally

fully developed by the end of this period.

Basketball Skill

stability

pivoting, dodging, guarding, faking

loco motor movement

running, sliding, leaping, jumping

manipulative movements

passing, catching, shooting, dribbling

Stages of development

initial stage

by crude, uncoordinated movements

Elementary stage

coordination and rhythmical

performance improve and

children gain greater

control over their movements

mature stage

integration of all the component parts of a pattern of movement into a well coordinated mechanically correct and efficient act.

Gallahue’s hour glass model

specialized movement phase

7+ years old

fundamental movement phase

2-7 years old

rudimentary movement phase

birth - 2 years old

reflexive movement phase

utero - 1 year old

Childhood growth and development