3-10 yrs:Essential reading
 
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boy and girlThis section consists of articles we strongly advise you read before delving deeper into the specifics. You will find articles that give you background information that will help you understand the overall process of skill acquisition including how purposeful play, fundamental perceptual motor skills, deliberate play and deliberate practice all relate to each other and are important at different stages.

 
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>> Fundamental Perceptual Motor Skills and The Sport Sampling Stage
>> How Physical Educators Can Practically Use the Information on the Defining Capabilities of Expert Performers in their Work with Kids and Athletes?
>> The Implicit and Explicit Learning Balance
>> The Defining Capabilities of Expert Performers in Skilled Based Sports
>> Developmental Trajectories in Skill Development
>> Early Development of Fundamental Perceptual Motor Skills Leads to the Attainment of Higher Level Sporting Skills
>> How Sports Expertise Research is Refining the Deliberate Practise Model
>> Why Play and Practice Volume is Important
>> Quality Play and Practice is the Real Key
>> Facilitating Quality Play and Practice Experiences
>> Ambitious Learning
>> Nurturing an Ambitious Learner
 
 
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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.
 
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