Motor Development and Factors affecting it.

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Today we are discussing about motor development means that the development of child's bones, muscles and the ability to move around the environment. 

Sports are Good for children of all ages. Children can enjoy and enhance their physical activity by taking part in organised sports and games. However the sports activity should be apporpriate for the children. Engaging in sports which do not match their developmental abilities can lead to disappointment. This can even result in early dropout. As a matter of fact children and sports are closely related to each other. Children can't stay away from sports activities whatever the circumstances are. The most important things is that children's motor development should be according to the requirement of sports. 

Motor development and factors affecting it. 

Meaning of motor development. 

Motor development is the development of various motor abilities from birth till death. 

Motor development is the progressive change in movements throughout one's life. 

The ability to move is essential for human development. Various motor movements or motor skills are essential for everyday life activities such as sitting, walking, running, climbing, catching or holding, jumping, skipping, throwing etc. Motor development can be divided into two types. 

1.Gross motor development

2.fine motor development. 

1.Gross motor development

It involves the development of large muscles in the child's body. 

2.Fine motor development. 

It involves the small muscles of the body during the small movements of a child. 

Motor development in children

There are three types of motor development in children. 

1.Early Childhood (3 to 6 years) 

2.Middle Childhood (7 to 10 Years) 

3.Late Childhood ( 11 to 12 years) 

1.Early childhood

This period of childhood starts from 3rd year and continues till 6th years. The motor development during this period take place rapidly. This stage is also known as the preschool years. In this period a child becomes perfect in various fundamental movements such as running jumping and throwing and acquires the ability to unite or combine these movements. 

2.Middle Childhood

The period middle childhood starts from 7th year and continues upbto the 10th year .During this period, children becomes active and agile, they have strong desire to engage in various physical movements and activities. During this period children have a desire to complete with children of their own age groups. They also have an urge to improve upon their previous performance. During this period most of the children achieve mature patterns of fundamental motor skills. Their pisture and balance become better. They try to become efficient in the variation of movements which they have already learnt. 

3.Late childhood

The period of late childhood begins from 11th to 12th year, or till the beginning of puberty. Strength begins to differ but the difference are small. Boys and girls are able to compete evenly. Most of the children master most intricate or complex motor skills. They are ready to learn strategies and more complex play combinations running and jumping movements, qualitatively as well as quantitavely, develop at a faster rate than in the middle childhood period. Coaches or teachers of physical education should continue to encourage skill development with an increasing strees on strategies and tactics.