Kicking is a gross motor skill and requires the large muscles to contract. A gross motor skills also requires a child to move and control their larger muscles in their body for example arms, legs, feet or their entire body. Using the larger muscles in the child’s body will allow them to deliver functions such as walking, lifting or throwing a ball. A gross motor skill will be develop first than a fine motor skill which would perfect the skill.
Fundamental body movements are the building blocks for the wide …show more content…
(2000) Get skilled: Get active, NSW Department of Education and Training, Page 36- Chapter 2. The criteria and development of kicking a ball at the ages of 5 to 7 differ with gender and environmental factors in which affect them for example, the way in which the child is taught. However, the averages will firstly require the child to kick by flexing their lower leg with a backwards lift (age 5). To develop the skill even further the child would then be able be greater backwards and forwards with arm movement and a swing motion (age 6). As a result of this the child will then develop with mature pattern allowing them to dribble or control the ball when kicking (age 7). Although the child is expected to deliver the skill of kicking a ball it does not necessary mean they will be able to conduct the …show more content…
To allow the child to demonstrate and show of their skill they can introduce speed and skills such as dribbling. However, the development of the skill depends on the age of the child and the influential factors which can affect the way in how they learn and produce the skill.
Environmental factors can influence young children’s development through both positive and negative ways which will bring an impact on their gross motor skills, fundamental movement skills, physical literacy and therefore an impact on physical activity in later life. They can be affected in the way in which they are taught. The children’s factors or condition can depend on the child’s house and environment that they are brought up in. The income that the parents or guardian are on, housing, education and employment can all be influential factors on a child’s development and skills.
The graphs above indicates that boys master the gross motor skill quicker of kicking at year 1 and 2 (aged 5-7) although just under 5% have actually mastered the skill and 10% of the boys have nearly mastered the skill. However the girls that have been tested had under 5% of girls who have nearly mastered the skill and can produce the skill