Trimble’s Drill of the Week- 3 pad tag
These are some of the benefits of playing Tag in youth athletes….
1. Gross Motor Skills
Gross motor skills entangle the motion and use of large muscle groups in the body, promoting walking, running, climbing, sitting upright, and throwing. Developing motor skills in childhood promotes an active lifestyle.
Physical activity is consistently associated with motor skill competence. The game of tag involves physical activity, which helps build your child’s motor skills as they run, balance, and pivot while chasing or being chased.
2. Fundamental Movement Skills
Did you know that we don’t acquire movement skills naturally? Unlike motor development, a child does not develop movement skills in the process of growing or maturation. These skills have to be introduced, taught, and practiced to reach a level of mastery or movement proficiency.
Encouraging play through a game of tag is an effective motor skill intervention that improves fundamental movement skills in children. Tag will help your kids learn basic movements that encourage them to stay active even in later years.
Try this simple 3 Pad Tag game at your next station based practice for athletes in the 5- 12 year old range, and watch them love it!
By Andrew Trimble
Andrew is the GM/ Co- Owner of the New England Wolves- www.ne-wolveshockey.com and Scoring Concepts- www.scoringconcepts.com
To Purchase Andrew’s book, follow this link here- The Hockey Planner: A Year by Year Plan to Assist You on Your Hockey Coaching Journey: From Learn to Play to Junior Hockey: Trimble, Andrew: 9781963743388: Amazon.com: Books
