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HOW IT WORKS

“ECROSS KIDS INDIA”

The ECross Kids method promotes the proper growth of young people On this page it is my intention to explain to all trainers what ECross Kids is from a technical point of view and what features make it truly unique.

To answer this question clearly and completely, ECross Kids must be analyzed from four points of view:

  • Coordination aspects
  • Metabolic aspects
  • Physical/muscular aspects
  • Teaching techniques

An important part of the technical programme concerns the development of coordination skills, in particular, we propose exercises for eight different skills. Before explaining each skill in a simple way, I would like to focus on a keyword that I consider fundamental, namely ‘development’.

Too many times we think we are practicing exercises that are useful for improving a certain skill, but in reality, they only serve to recall that particular skill/ability. Our slogan is ‘the difference between moving and training’, in fact, ours is an ongoing quest to make the exercises effective and useful for increasing the performance of each different skill!

"Let us now begin to describe the 8 coordination skills in our technical programme"

Rhythm capacity

not only the rhythm of music, but being able to respect a certain rhythm such as the third half in basketball, the typical jump in the guard position in combat disciplines or the obstacle race in athletics... are all examples of this capacity

Motor combination ability

this is difficult to memorize but simple to understand, in fact it is that particular ability to put together movements of the different body segments (arms and legs). Think of dance or all those sports in which the legs make one movement and the arms a different one…

Balance ability

Balance ability: simple to understand, it is one of the classic fundamental skills in the motor development of children, useful at all ages in everyday life and in most sports

Kinesthetic differentiation ability

difficult even to pronounce, it is the ability to perceive and modulate muscle contraction, think for example when you get on a skateboard for the first time, what happens? You're probably in danger of falling because your stiff legs can't keep their balance, well, the ability to contract the muscles involved in this gesture correctly is an example of this ability.

Oculo-manual

Oculo-manual/podal coordination capacity: ball games, archery, darts...all examples where this particular coordination capacity needs to be developed, involving control of the hand or foot in order to correctly perform a sporting or motorized gesture

Transformation capacity

adapting the movement to external events, adapting the run in the presence of obstacles or limitations...think of the run-up to a penalty kick, it is fundamental to adapt the run according to the position of the ball and the speed developed

Reaction ability

fundamental in everyday life is the ability to be able to react with an appropriate motor response to visual, auditory or tactile stimuli. Think management of the unexpected, situational sports.....is my favorite!!!

Space/time orientation capacity

in this case we teach or improve the ability to perceive time (useful in sports disciplines organized with precise timing) but also to learn to manage energy according to the duration of effort. The same skill includes the ability to perceive the body in space, such as understanding one's position in relation to the boundary lines of the different courts. Example in basketball, you cannot put your foot outside the line

By comprehensively developing these skills, it is possible to build and enrich the motor skills of children and young people at any age or skill level. I stress the fact that it is always possible to improve, but if the training comes from an early age, the margin for improvement is undoubtedly greater and faster!!!

Basic Acrobatic Excercise:

In a child’s motor development, acrobatics is essential for improving body perception. The ECross Kids method, therefore, includes all the basic acrobatic exercises such as flips, handstands, cartwheels, and rolls.

Resistance:

This is the capacity to improve and train the heart and lungs, and if this is done during development, certain adaptations will last a lifetime!!!!

Running, circuits, and games….if well organized are good examples of exercises useful for improving cardio-respiratory endurance.

Speed:

This is the ability to move the body quickly through space, such as sprinting. Especially useful in certain sports, it is a skill that is being trained less and less by children!!!!

Mobility:

A flexible body is a healthy body, we know how easy it is to increase or maintain flexibility as a child while it is decidedly difficult to do so as an adult, so why not develop mobility from a young age when everything is easier and more elastic?

In many sports, mobility directly influences performance, such as dance, martial arts or gymnastics, but it is still useful in everyday life.

Physical/muscular aspects:

Most sports develop certain muscles while others do not use them or use them to a lesser extent. Think of cycling or football where the use of the upper limbs is clearly dominant.

ECross Kids proposes workouts that balance all parts of the body. In particular, we consider the body divided into 4 primary muscle chains:

  • Leg: muscle chain of the lower limbs (quadriceps, gluteus, calves, femoris, etc.)
  • Push: flexor muscle chain of the upper limbs (lats, biceps…)
  • Pull: extensor muscle chain of the upper limbs (pectorals, shoulders, triceps…)
  • Core: centre of the body (abdomen, lumbar…..)

Each workout is therefore balanced between the different chains. This means that the exercises will be divided in such a way as to develop the body in a complete way according to our principle called totality.

In other cases, however, we work predominantly on certain chains, for example, when training groups of certain sports. In this case, the aim is to propose complementary exercises, going back to the example of football, we will develop the muscle chains of the upper limbs more as the lower limbs are normally already more trained. This is for the well-being of the child and to ensure proper physical development.

ECross Kids is ‘an individual sport within a group’, i.e. with mixed characteristics. While on the one hand the individual’s abilities are enhanced in a proportionate manner through customized work, on the other hand there are moments of group and relationship with teammates.

ECross Kids is a perfect and ideal match for bridging the limits that any sporting activity can have in terms of both physical and coordination.

Thus, in order to ensure the development of a complete motor skill set, it is necessary to practice a complementary activity to work on everything that is not done in dance or martial arts, such as endurance, certain coordination skills, and certain muscle groups.

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