6# Focus on Foundational Skills
Do not be over-concerned with the specific skills of your sport.
At a younger age kids need to gain essential motor skills and learn the basics of how to play games using generic tactical principles to give yourself the best chance of success.
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Opportunities to refine basic movements are important. Walk, run, hop, skip, jump, stop and balance should be practiced in isolation and combination.
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Make sure that kids get opportunities to practice stability, object control and locomotor skills. If you forget, remember: SOL.
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Create opportunities for kids to solve problems in games. Consider the basic principles of attack and defence.
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Consider the technical and tactical problems in ALL game types, not just specific sports.
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