The GAME ON sports programme has so many positives that help with better development of a child. The programme teaches not only physical development but also personal and emotional development. As soon as a child gets involved with sport participation (team and individual sports) he/she learns the importance of time management and discipline that leads to stronger academic performance and achievements. With this programme, there is early identification of candidates, in order for Occupational therapists and physiotherapists to get involved and improve school readiness.
The following are positive influences of the Game On programme
Personal and Emotional Development :
- Positivity
- Impulse control
- Leadership skills
- Patience
- Self-confidence
- Sportsmanship
- Respect
- Motivation
- Ambition
- Courage and patience
- Self-respect
- Maturity
- Discipline
- Focus
- Teamwork (identifying and accepting the rules plays a strong role here)
- Perseverance
- Attention span
- Persistence
- Motivates family involvement
- Better self-confidence
Physical Development :
- Boosts immune system
- Improves general physical well being
- Suppleness
- Dexterity
- Strength and muscle development
- Muscle perseverance
- Betters posture (eg sitting at a table)
- Core Stability
Functions that are stimulated (age relevant exercises and skills)
- Bilateral Integration (working together and integration of left and right brain activity)
- Midline crossing
- Foot and hand dominance
- Laterality and directionality (left and right)
- Fine and Gross motor skills (it is important for a child to first develop gross motor skills before fine motor skills can be appropriately developed)
- Focus and concentration
- Coordination (Hand-eye coordination, Foot-eye coordination)
- Spacial awareness and orientation (a function that is important the academic field for forming of alphabet and numbers and then later forming of words and sentences)
- Visual front and back (a function that is important in the identification of an object in an unorganised environment that later helps with reading and copying from a blackboard)
- Integration and improvement of the sensory system (vestibular, proprioceptive, auditive, touch and visual system)
- Motor skill planning - Body awareness
- Balance
- Quality of movement in terms of agility
As said above – it can be said with confidence that the GAME ON sports programme will benefit your child in regards to development.