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Kinds of sport for children: which to give preference?

All without exception, parents want their children to be healthy and well-rounded, and therefore, from an early age, they give them to various sections. But which sports to choose? For children of different ages, there are certain directions that are recommended to follow.

How to choose a sport?

In today's world, many children are characterized by hyper mobility and restlessness. However, at present the planet is enveloped by information technologies that take up all the free time for the child. That is why today the issue of attracting children to sports clubs is so acute. In young organisms the energy beats the fountain. Parents often do not manage to cope with it, hence quarrels and prohibitions arise. Therefore, the child needs active entertainment (sports). Sports for children today are dozens. However, before choosing a section, it is important to understand whether the child will be able to withstand the loads, whether he will be wondering if there will be enough free time for this.

It's no secret that any sports for children are very important from the point of view of medicine. Active activities help to strengthen immunity and make the body healthy. Scientists have proven that sport reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by 50%. Plus, that the child can train at school, and in special sections, and just on the street or at home.

Sports by age

Many parents want their children to realize the dream of their youth: they became famous gymnasts, runners, hockey players or football players. However, when choosing a section, one should rely only on the wishes of the child himself, as well as on the state of his health. If the child has problems with the respiratory system, then it can not be given to athletics or winter species. Such children are better suited for swimming or horse riding. Also, it is not superfluous to know what age criteria exist. Since the age of 3, children are shown only swimming or gymnastics. In a year you can give the child to the section for ballroom dances, figure skating, tennis or hockey. At the age of 5, martial arts such as wushu and karate are allowed.

First-graders are recommended to give in the section on acrobatics or football. Many experts are sure that it is at this age that children are best taught ski sports. At 9 years old, basketball, volleyball, cycling and even biathlon are allowed. Closer to class 4, children can begin to show good results in athletics, boxing, fencing, riding.

Command Types

This category of sports is best suited for children from 5 years. Team types help not only to develop speed, endurance and response, but also improve the communicative properties of the character. Working in a group makes boys and girls communicate more, be more united, friendly. In addition, such sports for children are important from the point of view of emotions. In a team it is easier to survive defeat and it is more pleasant to enjoy success. Whether it is football, hockey or some other team sport, it helps to strengthen the visual system, the musculoskeletal system, helps improve the functioning of the heart and lungs. Also one of the advantages is relatively inexpensive equipment, except there will be only hockey. Many orthopedists and pediatricians believe that football and basketball are the best sports for children from 5 to 7 years old. The downside is the relatively high risk of injury.

Team sports for children are contraindicated for those who have flat feet, asthma, fragility of the cervical spine, peptic ulcer.

Martial arts

Boxing, karate, judo, aikido, sambo - these sports (see photo below) are contraindicated for children under 5 years old. The main advantages of martial arts are the development of flexibility, endurance, quick reaction and accuracy of movements. Thanks to these sports, a strong spirit is formed in the young body, which later can manifest itself in life in the form of self-defense. Martial arts help to spill out excess energy, aggression, emotions, teach self-control, strengthen immunity. As in the team, in these sports is extremely high risk of injury. Both boys and girls can equally engage in martial arts, as every child in training finds something of particular interest and usefulness.

The main contraindications to martial arts are diseases of the spine and heart.

Swimming (pool)

Water sports for children are allowed since 3 years. At this age, the bone and muscle systems of the child are formed definitively. As you know, water contributes to the development and strengthening of the body, as well as improving blood circulation. Among other things, these sports normalize the work of the central nervous system, harden the body. Children with such diseases as scoliosis, diabetes, nearsightedness and obesity, the treating doctors must prescribe regular visits to the pool.

It is worth noting that the parents pay a lot of attention to their budgetary component. For this type of sport, there is almost no need to purchase any equipment, except for swimming trunks (bathing suits) and a special protective cap. The only possible drawback in swimming is the quality of the water. If it is not filtered regularly and is abundantly "cleaned" with chlorine solution, children may develop allergic reactions or bacterial diseases.

Contraindications: chronic otitis media, skin rash.

Athletics

Such Olympic sports (pictures for children see below), like running, jumping, javelin throwing and many others, are allowed from the age of 10, although many experts are sure that they will be useful even for first-graders. Athletics allows to strengthen the muscular and bone systems, to form strength, dexterity, will to win, speed. To engage in these sports does not require special skills or expensive ammunition. In addition, it is not necessary to train in specific sections or in the hall. For jogging and sport walking, the yard or the park is ideal, the same applies to hopping species.

Unfortunately, the statistics of recent years show that athletics are less and less interesting for school-age children. Its only form, which is still popular, is the shuttle run. In other matters, it is in demand among adults, as it allows you to lose extra pounds and achieve optimal shape.

These summer sports for children have the following contraindications: heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes mellitus.

Gymnastics and dances

These species are very popular among girls. Gymnastics is shown to children from 3 years old, dances from 4. All these sports (see photo below) help the child develop not only flexibility and graceful movements, but also endurance, correct posture. Gymnastics allows children to discover their true creative potential. However, one should immediately warn parents that it is considered one of the most traumatic sports. That is why many parents prefer to give their children to dance.

A separate kind of gymnastics and dances is ballet. He teaches the child to own his body. This is a very graceful and elegant dance, which is shown to children with increased nervous excitability. It should be noted that ballet is allowed for permanent training only from 10 years.

Contraindications in gymnastics are few: scoliosis, heart disease and myopia.

Skis and skates

Winter sports for children are allowed from the age of 5, but there are exceptions. Figure skating can begin to teach a child who attends a preparatory preschool group. As for skiing, they are shown only from 9-10 years old.

Winter sports for children are useful for the cardiovascular system, locomotor system and immunity. Figure skating allows you to develop in a young body grace, endurance, artistry. Ski species are useful for osteochondrosis and metabolic failure.

The disadvantages are quite expensive equipment and the need for specific weather conditions. Winter species are contraindicated for children with lung diseases and nearsightedness.

Tennis

Many experts are sure that the child can be engaged in this sport already at a time when he is able to firmly hold the racket in his hand. Approximate age - from 4 years. Big tennis develops dexterity, reaction, temperes the spirit in children, shapes the will and desire for victory, normalizes the work of the respiratory system and improves coordination. Many parents try to give their child to a sport that in the future can bring material benefits. In the modern world, tennis is just that. Today, professional tournaments have very large prize money.

Tennis suits ambitious and very mobile children with good coordination. Contraindications apply only to diseases such as asthma, fragility of the spine, flat feet.

Horseback riding

This particular kind of sport has recently become increasingly popular with young people, but children also have a lot of interest in it, primarily related to horses. The allowed age of the beginning of the ride is from 10 years.

This sport does not require any physical activity, but it forces all the muscles, especially the legs and back, to work hard. Horse riding is used in the prevention of mental disorders, in cerebral palsy, as it gives children unforgettable emotions from communicating with horses. In addition, such exercises are often prescribed to their patients by neuropathologists. It is proved that during horse riding children calm down and gain self-confidence.

It is not recommended for asthma, diseases of the spine and allergies to animals.

Sports tourism

This kind does not require long training, although it is a little expensive in terms of equipment. Clean air always has an amazing miraculous effect on the human body, and for the child it is absolutely necessary, in particular, for its respiratory system.

Walking along forest trails, mountainous terrains and river estuaries will not only expand the horizons of children, but also give them a charge of emotions and vivacity for the entire subsequent month. Sports tourism develops endurance, hardening, strengthens the muscular and respiratory systems, improves the blood supply to the brain.

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