Fundamental motor skill proficiency is necessary for children’s motor activity inclusion

Fundamental motor skill proficiency is necessary for children’s motor activity inclusion

Authors

  • José Angelo Barela Depto de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Rio Claro, Rio Claro e Instituto de Ciências da Atividade Física e Esporte, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/7463

Keywords:

motor development, skillfulness, fundamental motor skills, physical education

Abstract

Motor development is influenced by many factors such as practice and appropriate instruction, provided by teachers, even in preschool and elementary school. The goal of this paper was to discuss the misconception that maturation underlies children’s motor skill development and to show that physical education, even in early years of our school system, is critical to promote proficiency and enrolment of children’s in later motor activities. Motor skill development, as a curricular focus, has been marginalized in many of our physical education proposal and in doing so, we have not promote motor competence in our children who lack proficiency to engage and to participate in later motor activities such as sport-related or recreational.

Author Biography

José Angelo Barela, Depto de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Rio Claro, Rio Claro e Instituto de Ciências da Atividade Física e Esporte, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

Licenciado em Educação Física e Técnico Desportivo pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1987), mestrado em Ciências do Movimento Humano pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1992) e doutorado em Desenvolvimento Motor pela Universidade de Maryland, Estados Unidos (1997). Atualmente é Professor Adjunto da Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul e da Universidade Estadual Paulista, com atuação na graduação, ministrando aulas no curso de Licenciatura em Educação Física. Também orienta e ministra disciplinas no Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano, linha de pesquisa Coordenação e Controle do Movimento Humano, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul. Tem experiência na área de Educação Física, atuando principalmente nos sub-temas: desenvolvimento e controle motor e controle postural.

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Published

2013-05-27

Issue

V. 19, N. 3 (2013)

Section

Invited Author

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