More On the ABCs: Useful In All Sports
Agility, balance, coordination, and speed are valuable in almost all sports. Developing the ABCs is an important part of physical literacy, and there are a number of activities in which they can be learned and refined.
Some sports and activities are better at developing one or more of the ABCs than others, and the key sports are:
- Gymnastics is a great way for young children to learn and develop their agility, balance, and coordination, while Athletics (track and field) is a great way to develop speed and coordination.
- Skating and skiing provide great opportunities for the development of balance, coordination and speed, while soccer helps with speed, agility, and coordination.
- In addition to developing confidence and safety in the water, swimming or Synchro (Aquasquirts) develops balance and coordination.
- Cycling (or skateboarding or horse riding) to develop balance and the judgment of speed.