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Motor Skills
Running, jumping, balancing, throwing and catching: the movement foundations every later sport builds on.
Who it's for
Children can begin training from Grade 1. Every child develops differently. Our coaches assess each learner's interests, readiness and abilities to recommend the right starting level and training pathway.
Motor Skills is designed for the youngest learners and anyone building movement basics.
Part of the 4CHAMPZ core school activity catalogue. Actual activities depend on the school's facilities, timetable and programme selection.
What they learn
Taught through movement games and short stations that practise one skill at a time, then combine them.
What children gain
Movement confidence
Moves with control and tries new physical challenges.
Coordination
Times hands, feet and eyes together for catching, kicking and skipping.
Readiness for sport
Builds the basic movements every team and individual sport uses.
Training formats
Learning journey
Foundation
Runs, jumps, balances and throws with basic control.
Developing
Combines movements smoothly and reacts to a ball or partner.
Proficient
Uses movement skills accurately inside games.
Assessment
In Motor Skills, coaches assess:
Defined criteria
An activity-specific standard for every skill.
Coach rating
The coach observes and rates each criterion.
Written feedback
Scores explained in plain language, AI-assisted where the activity's assessment runs in our school app.
Coach confirms
Nothing reaches parents without coach sign-off.
Curriculum depth and assessment readiness vary by activity. Not every activity has identical curriculum maturity yet.
Coaches
Every Motor Skills coach is recruited, verified and trained by 4CHAMPZ, and monitored session by session.
Questions
Who is Motor Skills for?
Children in partner-school programmes and academy groups. Children can begin training from Grade 1. Every child develops differently. Our coaches assess each learner's interests, readiness and abilities to recommend the right starting level and training pathway. Motor Skills is designed for the youngest learners and anyone building movement basics. Adult classes are arranged on request.
How is progress measured?
Coaches assess running and agility, balance and landing, throwing and catching and coordination against defined criteria. Progress is shared with families through coach feedback and term reports.
Where does it run?
At partner schools, academies and communities. Tell us where you are and we will confirm what runs near you.
Why start with Motor Skills?
Most sports rely on the same basic movements. Learning to run, jump, balance, throw and catch well makes any later sport easier to learn.