Fundamental
Movement Skills Programme
ECCB Fundamentals
Movement Skills Programme using striking and fielding.
Aim – To provide all children with a foundation
of overall athletic skills in addition to basic striking,
throwing and catching skills with the emphasis on fun and
participation.
Facilities –
Activity can take place outdoors or inside in a hall or
gym during the colder months. ECCB coach will provide
all equipment for the programme, e.g., bats, balls, stumps,
etc.
Rationale – Evidence
suggests that physical activity is declining in young
people along with co-ordination and athletic ability,
with an increase in sedentary hobbies. Cricket along with
other governing bodies of sport are adopting the Long
Term Athlete Development model, which focuses upon windows
of opportunity to enhance players abilities and performances.
Fundamental, multi skills, the ABC`S of physical literacy
(agility, balance, co-ordination and speed) combined with
basic skill development begin especially important at
ages 6-11.
Programme – ECCB
will delivery a 5-6 week coaching programme around these
principles:
Movement:
Ability to run, jump, throw, translation of self or objects
by walking, running, leaping, skipping, sliding, bounding,
jumping, landing, hopping, throwing, rotating and diving.
Co-ordination:
Translation and control of the body and objects linking
to other movements in jumping sequences, multiple body
parts movements, object movement (throwing, catching,
striking and balancing), reaction speed, dexterity and
ambidextrousness.
Body awareness/ balance:
Spatial awareness, posture, body and limb positions, balance,
ability to use speed and power under control, proprioception,
decision making, kinaesthesia, awareness of environment
and conditions.
Outcomes – Improvement
in the all round athletic ability of young people within
a multiplicity of movements, balances and body awareness
allied to fun and enjoyment with a catching, striking
and fielding environment.
Example lesson plans can be viewed by selecting the appropriate
Lesson Plan links on the right. Please
note that these plans assume:
50 minutes
Year 4/5/6 group of 30 children
mixed class
outside or in medium sized hall
