ALL ABOUT YSPORTS

WHY DO SPORT? Sport benefits every part of the body including the mind. It causes the body to produce endorphins that help give a feeling of “well-being”.

  • Develops gross motor muscles
  • Builds muscle tone and concentration
  • Strengthens and develops muscle flexibility
  • Emotional well-being - gains self-confidence
  • Social skills - learn to work in a group/team
  • Listening skills - 2 - 5 instructions given prior to activity
  • Balance - essential for school readiness

 

EDUCATIONAL SKILLS

  • Estimation - distance, height, width, depth
  • Basic numeracy - number value, more/less, in front, behind, under, over, on top
  • Crossing midline - using both sides of body for most activities
  • Bal-A-Vis-X - balance, auditory, visual exercises

 

In every YSports lesson we do :

  1. Gymnastics
  2. ball skills - eye-hand-foot
  3. Exercises strengthening and developing flexibility
  4. Bal-A-Vis-X
  5. HAVE LOTS OF FUN!!