 | Area 3.
Growth and Sport |
Edited by
M. Petranelli, G. Carbonaro, V. Cupelli, C. Bazzano
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| What's the best age to begin a sport? |
| The ages vary according to the type of sport: |
| at the age of 6 |
| gymnastics, calisthenics, skating, dance, downhill skiing, running, jumping |
| at the ages of 6-7 |
| swimming, tennis, soccer, basketball, rugby, fencing, judo, karate, baseball |
| at the ages of 8-9 |
| water polo, volley ball, handball, horse riding, diving, sailing, cycling, cross-country skiing |
| at the ages of 10-11 |
| rowing, canoeing |
| It's not that among the sports commonly practiced there are some that are good for the health and others bad for it. The favorable effects of sports concern all of the sports listed as long as the rules, the amount of time spent on them and the other modalities of good training are observed. |
| We know that a sport imposed on the child that he or she does not like will soon be abandoned, with the attendant risk that the child will not want to participate in other sports in the future. |
| So should we leave the child free to decide which sport he or she likes? |
| Yes, but within certain limits. Every child has a particular constitution, as well as ratios of stature and weight, torso length and leg length, muscular and fatty tissue development. It is also necessary to be sure that mechanisms such as the cardiovascular system are in perfect health. |
| That is why the following are necessary: |
| a medical sports exam, an auxological exam, pyschological test and certain motor skills tests in order to ascertain which sports are most suitable for the child. |
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