The document discusses new ideas for training kids presented by Brett Klika at IDEA World 2014. It outlines a framework for assessing kids' movement skills qualitatively and differentiating training based on those assessments. Assessment focuses on stationary movement control, locomotion, and manipulative/coordinative skills. Programming examples are provided that incorporate targeted warmups, games, circuits and conditioning tailored to kids' needs. The goal is to make kids' fitness training purposeful, engaging and fun.

1. Session 632:
Sweat and
Smiles: New
Ideas for
Training Kids
P R E S E N T E D B Y
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4. WE HAVE A PROBLEM
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5. PROFESSIONALS COME TOGETHER
Collaboration
Best practices from:
• Physical education
• Fitness professionals
• Pediatric medicine
• Childhood development
• Etc.!!!!!!
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6. Assessment (Qualitative)
• Differentiation (Interventions
based on assessment)
• Programming
(Developmentally appropriate,
movement based)
Fun with a purpose!
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NEW IDEAS
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7. QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT
Asses qualitative aspects of strength, stability, mobility,
and coordination appropriate to developmental level
through simple movement observation.
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8. ASSESSMENT
Stationary Movement Control (SMC):
Ability to execute the stability, mobility, structural
integrity, and movement sequencing necessary to
perform a stationary movement correctly.
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9. ASSESSMENT
Locomotion:
Ability to execute a movement strategy smoothly,
efficiently, and consistently from one point to
another.
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10. ASSESSMENT
Manipulative and coordinative skills (MCS):
Ability to summate and differentiate efficient,
effective, and accurate proximal and distal
movement skill to accommodate a desired action or
reaction.
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11. 1-4 Scale
1- Pathology: Outsource
2- Below developmental level: Target and apply
interventions.
3- Consistent with developmental level: General daily
interventions.
4- Above developmental level: Progress to higher level
skills
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ASSESSMENT SCORING
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12. STATIONARY MOVEMENT CONTROL
Wall Squat
(3 attempts, 2 inches from wall)
1-Pain or inability to initiate
2-Inability to break 90 degrees of knee
flexion without heels coming off of floor
or neck/spine deviating.
3-Able to achieve at least 90 degrees of
knee flexion without heels coming off of
ground or neck/spine deviating.
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4- Able to touch floor
without heels coming off
of ground or neck/spine
deviating

13. LOCOMOTION
Forward/backward 4-point crawl
1-Pain or inability to initiate
2-Inability to create a contralateral movement pattern,
create appropriate correction, or support
bodyweight for duration of drill.
3-Able to complete drill supporting bodyweight, more
time spent in correct contralateral movement pattern
than not.
4- Able to achieve criteria for a 3 with no correction
necessary while hips remain parallel to ground.
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14. MANIPULATIVE/COORDINATIVE SKILLS
Jump-to-Cone (3 attempts)
1-Pain or inability to initiate
2-Unable to land within 1 hand width at least 2 out
of 3 jumps, or hit cones all 3 jumps.
3-Able to land within 2 fingers width without hitting
cone on at least 2 attempts.
4- Able to land within 2 fingers width without
hitting cone on all 3 attempts.
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15. DIFFERNTIATION (INDIVIDUALIZATION)
1’S and 2’s merit
significant
intervention
3’s and 4’s need basic
repetition
Intervention during
warm-up or in-class
circuits, games, etc.
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16. SPIDERCIRCUIT FOR MOVEMENT INTERVENTION
1. Step up squats (SMC)
2. Karaoke’s (Locomotion)
3. Short, medium, long jumps
(MCS)
4. Push Ups (SMC)
5. Prone Spiderman (Locomotion)
6. Coordinated partner triple
hops (MCS)
7. Skips (Locomotion)
8. Reverse lunges (SMC)
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17. Review assessment data to guide programming
Example:
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PROGRAMMING
1. Quickstart
2. Warm-up (Interventions)
3. Game focusing on skill
4. Training circuit focusing on
skill
4. Game focusing on skill
5. General conditioning circuit
6. Finish with game/relay
7. Bring it home

18. 1. Quickstart:
2. Warm-up (Interventions)
3. Game focusing on skill: Airplanes
4. Training circuit focusing on skill: MCS SPIDERcircuit
- Med ball toss/spin/catch (Object tracking)
- 5 hops to cone (Spatial awareness)
- Balloon Volley (Hand/eye coordination)
- Agility ladder jumping jacks
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PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE
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19. PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE (CONT.)
5. Game: Sword tag (Spatial awareness)
6. General conditioning SPIDERcircuit
1. Squats (SMC)
2. Agility rodeo (skip, shuffle) (Locomotion)
3. Circle Crawls (Locomotion)
4. Supermans (SMC)
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20. PROGRAMMING EXAMPLE (CONT.)
6. Game and/or Relay: Naughty and Neat
7. Bring it home!
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21. BRING IT HOME!
Fun, engaging, purposeful training
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We have a problem
Collaboration is key
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22. THANK YOU!
Join the movement helping kids of today become the
happy, healthy, pain free adults of tomorrow!
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BRETT KLIKA
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