| 3-10 yrs: | Anticipation |
This section teaches you how anticipation and pattern recognition skills help kids play sport at a higher level. Skill acquisition research is showing us the importance of these skills to sports performance. The articles and videos contained in this section will help you facilitate play experiences for kids between the ages of 3 and 10 years that lead to the development of anticipation skills and the ability to recognise patterns. You will find information that relates to both general skill development and specific sports.
Articles + Activity Videos
Anthony Ross is a noted Sports Psychologist, a member of the Australian Psychological Society and a level 2 tennis coach with Tennis Australia. He is a regular contributor to skillforkids.com and still enjoys playing in tennis competitions – even when he loses. 
