Love of Sports Key To Your Child’s Athletic Success
Love of Sports Key To Your Child’s Athletic Success
A message to parents From Prakash Padukone
Most parents probably wonder what the right age is for a child to start playing a sport. While there are no hard and fast rules to this, starting early is always advisable. In fact, I would go to the extent of suggesting that a child can accompany a parent playing a sport right from the age of 3 or 4.The child need not start playing a sport at that age, but the idea is to get the child interested in sport. Then, depending on the sport, they can ideally start playing from age 6 or 7. Ideally, a child should be exposed to 2-3 different sports just to get a feel of that particular sport. Then, depending on the ability and interest of the child one can start specializing in a particular sport from age 9 or 10.
It is said that the ideal way to initiate a child into sports is to start with 3 basic sports – Athletics, Gymnastics, and Swimming. We call them the mother of all sports. There are two major advantages in this (1) You can be involved in these 3 sports from a very young age (2) It lays a strong physical foundation for the child to take up any other sport of his or her choice as they grow a little older. Unfortunately in India though, not many parents are aware of this and therefore push their children into playing a sport that the parents enjoy. This ideally, should be avoided to the extent possible.
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There are many aspects to keep in mind for parents as the role of the parent is critical in the journey of children in sport. Unfortunately not everyone is aware of how to navigate this journey. PSM has chalked out a few points. Reach out to us and we’ll be glad to help you in this exciting journey.
Some of the common questions that parents with kids under the age of 6 ask us.
Taking part in sport has got enormous advantages. It enables the child to interact and play
with children and adults in safe surroundings. They will be physically active and will have good appetite and sleep. It will also enable them to stay away from bad habits like video games, and eating excessive junk food. Sport teaches children the value of hard work and perseverance and to take defeats in their stride and to move on.
Badminton is not a very difficult game to pick up but, it is a very technical sport. Children pick up the basics of Badminton in 6 months to one year, provided they are regularly attending classes which are not less than 60 minutes a day over at least 3-4 days a week.
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