1 Focus on teaching and practicing skills: maximize equipment, facilities, instructors; don’t introduce competitive play too early; keep it fun – encourage variety.
2 Modify skills and activities: sequential progressions; modify space, equipment, rules; match the activity to the child, not the child to the activity.
3 Realistic expectations for each child: individual learning rates and goals.
4 Become an excellent demonstrator: lots of “show and tell”; repeated demonstrations; multiple angles.
5 Catch kids doing things correctly: compliment, instruct, and encourage; provide optimal challenge as a follow-up.
6 Reduce kids’ fears of trying skills: provide an encouraging atmosphere – performance errors are part of the learning process; reduce fears of getting hurt –
show how you’ve ensured safety; show empathy.
7 KISS: keep instructions short and simple; maximize practice and playing time.
8 Be enthusiastic: it’s contagious! smile, interact, listen.
9 Build character: be a role model; identify and take advantage of teachable moments.
10 Let children make some choices: involve them in the decision-making process; ask questions.
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