Acquiring motor skills is just one part of children’s development. 

Having good motor control helps children explore the world around them and also helps with their cognitive development.

Gross Motor Skills: movements related to large muscles such as legs, arms, etc.

Fine Motor Skills: movements involving smaller muscle groups such as those in the hand and wrist.

Better vision: Children who spend time outdoors playing, especially organized sports, are less likely to develop vision problems.

Healthy weight: Obesity is increasing in children, but data show that more active children, especially after school, are more likely to be of normal weight

Social skills development: Playing on a team means learning to work with others and support them.

Self-confidence: Success as a team member and an athlete builds confidence.

The vestibular sense, or movement and balance sense, gives us information about where our head and body are in space. It allows us to stay upright while we sit, stand, and walk.

Proprioception, or body awareness sense, tells us where our body parts are relative to each other. It also gives us information about how much force to use in certain activities, allowing us to crack open an egg without crushing it in our hands.

Most activities require us to combine information from many different senses at the same time.