Sports initiation is an evolutionary step after Motrijoc and is designed for children in i4 and i5. Here, the activity becomes slightly more structured but remains play-based: cooperative games, motor skill workstations, playful activities, and motor challenges. The objective is to consolidate motor habits and begin coordinating basic movements that will serve as the foundation for future sports.

Objectives

• Consolidate basic motor habits such as jumping, running, balance, and coordination.
• Coordinate movements: ensuring the child learns to coordinate arms and legs, balance, turn, and stop.
• Introduce group work and cooperation through team games and shared activities.
• Promote motor autonomy and self-esteem through the practice of physical activity.
• Convey values such as tolerance, respect for peers, perseverance, and care for equipment and the play area.

Methodology

• Play-based station activities: various “corners” (stations) are set up with motor challenges: a balance corner, a jumping corner, another for catching objects, etc. Children rotate between stations led by the instructor, allowing for variability and discovery-based learning.
• Cooperative games: games in pairs or groups, such as passing a ball, relay races, or “follow the leader” games, which promote interaction and teamwork.
• Playful activities: game situations are used where the sport does not yet have strict rules; instead, they are learned through simple variations.
• Exploration and demonstration: the instructor demonstrates movements (jumping, running, turning) and provides children with opportunities to try them, imitate them, and create their own forms.
• Motor reflection: after each station or game, a brief conversation can be held with the child (in small groups) asking what was easy, what was difficult, and what they would like to repeat.

Centers where the activity takes place: