Exercises for coordination of movements are not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. They are necessary for all people, regardless of their type of activity. Whether you dance, skate, or just want to master the skill of juggling, none of this can be achieved without coordination.

We must start with the fact that not every person is born with good coordination skills. Awkwardness and clumsiness, which is felt not only during dancing or sports games, but also in everyday life, leaves a certain imprint. The coordination exercises described in this article will help everyone learn how to make complex movements comfortable.

Checking your capabilities

Before you start training, you just need to pass a test that will determine your current sense of balance. Based on the data obtained, it is possible to develop a complex for both adults and children. If practiced regularly, coordination will improve, and with it overall life satisfaction.

First you need to stand on one leg, and lift the other, bent at the knee joint, to your chest, trying to pull it higher. After a few minutes, you should change position and analyze the results.

This test is repeated, but the eyes are already closed. If you were able to stay on your leg for at least 30 seconds, then there is no need to worry, there are no deviations. If a negative result is obtained, you must regularly do coordination exercises and undergo monthly testing. By constantly analyzing your achievements, the charge of motivation will remain, and the passion for training will not disappear.

What to expect from balance exercises? They help solve the following problems:

• strengthening individual muscle groups (most notably the stabilizer muscles of the spinal column);
• development of a sense of balance;
• developing a sense of tempo and rhythm in children (necessary for dancing);
• increased agility;
• improving skills that allow you to navigate in space, etc.

Each person has individual characteristics of the body, and therefore a set of exercises should be selected in accordance with them.

Where can I start?

The first and most important condition is that coordination exercises should be simple, since progress is only possible if regularity is observed. They can be included in the overall complex or performed separately. The main goal is to teach the body the movements that you need, regardless of eye contact or brain reactions.

Coordination exercises begin with proper foot placement. They need to be brought together, and the feet should be spread apart, the eyes should be closed, the arms should be spread to the sides. This position is maintained for 30 seconds, and then one arm is raised up, fixating for the same time.

Raising your toes begins with taking the correct body position. First you need to straighten up and stand on your toes, throwing your head back a little. The described position is maintained for 30 seconds. The person must repeat a similar movement, but with his eyes closed. Raising yourself on your toes, you need to deflect 8-10 alternating jerks to the side. It is worth noting that any training to develop balance requires a preliminary warm-up.

Standing straight, you need to spread your arms to the sides, lifting one leg. After maintaining this position for one minute, you should alternately turn your head. The correct execution technique will play a big role. In addition, focusing on one point will only complicate the coordination exercise.

Changing the leg, everything repeats. As soon as such a movement does not cause any discomfort, it can be somewhat complicated.

Many children at school are forced to stand in the “swallow pose”; this choice is not accidental, since it trains the coordination centers in the brain well. Your legs should be spread apart and one of them should be pulled back. This way we get the same “swallow pose”. After standing on your right leg for 1 minute, you need to do the same for your left. The body forms one parallel line with the leg. If the movement seems simple, you can close your eyes.

For more advanced

The complex of general developmental exercises is gradually expanding . There is no point in doing complex movements if even the “swallow pose” causes discomfort. This next idea is perfect for kids since it all involves a ball. You need to stand against the wall and raise one leg. When throwing a ball at a wall, you need to catch it with one or two hands. Everything will depend on your current level of training. Focus should be exclusively on the ball and only then will the result appear.

The cat walk will be included in the training complex, which can be done in the fresh air. Most children have a secret love for narrow curbs; it needs to be brought out of the memory palace. Having chosen a narrow curb, the athlete must try to maintain balance. Everyone can imagine themselves as a tightrope walker balancing at a low height. The arms will act as stabilizers and the walking speed will increase over time.

Similar balance exercises can be done at home, and there is no need to look for a narrow curb. Having spread a narrow measuring tape on the floor, you need to start training.

Juggling is a skill that a lot of children rave about. A tennis ball is taken in each hand and thrown up, and it is caught with the same hand. Everything continues for one minute. If skills allow, the movement becomes more difficult. After simultaneous juggling with both hands is achieved, you need to add an additional ball.

Of course, everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance, but as the complexity increases, the skill develops faster and faster. Catching small objects (coins) is a favorite activity for many children. The arm is bent at the elbow, the relaxed forearm is parallel to the floor, and the hand remains near the ear.

Place coins or light stones on the elbow itself, and then gently straighten your arm with a springy movement. Everything is done so that the elbow joint does not click, otherwise such a movement will only lead to injury. All objects in the air must be caught with your hand.

The number of such movements should not exceed 5-7 times per approach. The complex for small children and schoolchildren is simplified as much as possible and starts with one small coin/pebble. If you didn’t manage to do everything perfectly the first time, you can start by tossing it into the air.

Exercises for coordination are impossible without training your forearms. Stand straight with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms should remain parallel to the floor. One arm is bent at the elbow, and the hand is directed towards the straightened arm. Rotational movements in the joint are smooth and slow. The position of the shoulders remains unchanged in each phase of rotation.

How to achieve quick results? Many beginners want to hear the answer to this question. By following the simple recommendations described below, you can get the fastest possible effect:

1. You need to do 2-3 exercises daily for balance. This routine will allow you to develop a habit that will be so easy to follow day after day.
2. Doctors advise increasing the amount of physical activity, and for good reason. The type of activity does not play a special role, the main thing is to try to move where possible. Active walks will help not only develop skills, but also pump up muscles.
3. If the old approach does not produce positive results, it must be replaced with something new. The desired result will be obtained only when the brain centers begin to receive an atypical load.
4. You must constantly set new and more ambitious goals for yourself. If at the very beginning there were simple variations of exercises, then after a few lessons everything becomes more complicated.

Development of coordination is a long process, but does not require much time. The skills acquired during training will significantly simplify your life, reducing the likelihood of injury and discomfort during outdoor games. Having taught the muscles to work in a coordinated manner, count on the coordinated work of the entire muscle corset.

Those who are interested in sports and active recreation need exercises to develop speed, agility, and coordination of movements. These skills allow you to win sports, enjoy outdoor games, and avoid injuries. Some are convinced that it is impossible to become dexterous; it is an innate quality and therefore cannot be improved. In fact, special exercises have been developed to develop these body abilities.

What is agility

The origin of the word “dexterity” goes back to the word “lov” - “to catch”. Previously, the ability of a fisherman or hunter to obtain a sufficient amount of food depended on this skill.

As a rule, agility refers to a combination of different qualities: flexibility, speed of reaction, mobility, coordination and accuracy of movements.

If these qualities are sufficiently developed, the body acquires a special tone, not allowing various surprises to take itself by surprise.

A tourist, jumping over bushes near a deep stream that was not noticed in time, will be able to react effectively and correctly already in flight.

How to Assess Current Coordination Development

Before starting classes, it is worth assessing the current level of development of hand-eye coordination using a simple balance test.

• Stand on one leg, bend the other and lift it higher, but so that it is comfortable. After standing for a minute, repeat the test on the other leg.

How easy was it to maintain your balance? Which leg is easier to stand on? As a rule, over the course of a lifetime it is possible to develop better one or another leg.

Perform this test with your eyes closed. The goal is to maintain balance on each leg for 30 seconds. If the test fails, exercises are needed to develop motor coordination.

How to properly develop coordination of movements

The goal of the training is to achieve complete independence of body movements from the brain and visual sensations:

• Maintain balance by standing on one leg for a minute, arms spread to the sides. The head turns left and right. The gaze is not fixed and does not help maintain balance. As the skill develops, close your eyes.
• Standing against a wall or door on one leg, throw the ball and catch it after it bounces. Look only at the ball.
• Standing on one leg, jump up and land on the other leg. The next jump is landing in the starting position. Completes within a few minutes.
• In transport, without holding onto the handrail, maintain stability, maintaining balance solely with the help of your legs.
• "Juggler". Taking a children's ball in each hand, throw and catch them alternately with your right and then with your left hand. She threw her right hand and she caught it. Then the other hand does the same.
• Complicate the previous exercise: the right hand throws the ball - the left hand catches it, then vice versa.
• To develop body stability, both hands throw balls at the same time, but the right ball is caught by the left hand, and the left ball is caught by the right hand.

How to develop dexterity and coordination at home

A simple way to increase reaction speed is to perform traditional movements from an unusual position, under unusual conditions. The goal of these classes is to maintain a sense of balance, learn to remember new movements as quickly as possible, and reproduce them with maximum speed and accuracy.

It’s worth starting with simple combinations. The more complex and faster the movements performed, the higher the intensity of the workout.

As a result of sports activities, not only the muscles, but also the nervous system receive stress.

Sports games help develop dexterity: basketball, hockey, football. Running over rough terrain with obstacles that you have to go around and jump over is useful.

Walking on a gymnastic beam, rail, or curb helps to develop coordination of movements and dexterity. To complicate the exercise, move the ball around the body, passing it from one hand to the other.

Exercise 1. In a standing position, rotate your right hand clockwise, your left hand counterclockwise. After 10-15 movements, change the direction of rotation of the arms.

Exercise 2. Place the palm of your right hand at a distance of 5-10cm above your head. Raise and lower your palm, touching the crown of your head. At the same time, the palm of the left hand makes circles parallel to the plane of the abdomen.

Exercise 3. While standing, extend your right arm forward. Rotate your straightened arm clockwise and your hand counterclockwise. The movements are performed 10-15 times, smoothly and without jerking. Repeat for the other hand.

Exercise 4. Both straightened arms are extended in front of you. One hand performs arbitrary movements, the other draws one or another geometric figure - circle, square, triangle, etc. After 10-15 movements, the hands change roles.

What sports exercises develop agility and speed?

The easiest way to develop arm strength, back muscles, and coordination of movements is to walk on your hands, pushing the ball in front of you with your hands.

They develop reaction, eye and precision of movements by alternately throwing a ball between partners that has bounced off the wall. One participant throws a ball, which bounces off the wall; a partner catches the ball and returns it back in a similar way.

The next exercise to develop speed, agility and coordination: jump in place and at the same time “dribble” the ball. To complicate jumping movements, turn your torso 90 degrees to the right or left and dribble two balls at the same time.

Coordination of movements and leg strength are developed by jumping over a gymnastic bench on two legs, on one leg, while dribbling the ball. You can jump sideways, backwards.

Another exercise is to throw the ball, somersault, catch the ball. To make it more difficult, try to have time to stand up, jump and catch the ball in a jump.

Exercises for coordination of movements and muscle function stimulate a person’s creativity, contribute to the enrichment of psychomuscular experience, and are an effective means of organizing leisure time for cadets.

1. From a squat, wide lunge, sitting, lying position – acceleration by 2-3 m, followed by: a) catching; b) hitting rolling balls and other objects sent at a fast pace.

2. Squat jumps: a) moving forward; b) left-right; c) with rotations around its axis.

3. Jumping from the knees: a) on both legs; b) on one leg; c) point-blank lying behind.

4. Running jumps with a push of one or two legs, reaching for a high-hanging object (ball): a) with the head; b) foot; c) by hand.

5. While jumping, turn 360°.

6. Jump your legs forward and sideways while simultaneously reaching your toes with your hands.

7. From a squat position, lifting your hands off the floor, throw yourself forward into a lying position, while simultaneously putting one leg forward for safety.

8. Lying on your stomach, hands behind your back “locked” - stand up without using your hands.

9. Lying emphasis - moving to the right (left) in a circle (toes in place).

10. While lying down - lifting onto your fingers and lowering onto your entire palm.

11. Lying emphasis - simultaneously push off the floor with your hands and clap your hands. The same thing, while lying in position from behind - clap in front of the chest.

12. Lying on your back, spread your arms to the sides, palms down, and raise your legs up, without bending your knees: a) raising straight legs up at an angle of 90º; b) put your legs straight to the right, then to the left.

13. Lying on your back, hands behind your head, with your feet resting on a wall bars, bench, etc. - bend backwards as much as possible with body turns left and right.

14. From a lying position on your back, straight legs together, hands behind your head: a) raise your legs - clap your hands under your knees; b) the same from a sitting position, arms to the sides. Do not bend your knees.

15. Lying on your back, arms bent behind your head - lifting your torso up.

16. Lying on your back, legs bent at the knees, the ball in your hands behind your head on the floor - perform a “bridge” with support on the ball.

17. In the shoulder blade stand, one leg is straightened upward, the other is bent - alternate flexion and extension of the legs upward.

18. In a standing position, bent over - moving on straight arms to a lying position and back: a) alternating movements; b) simultaneous pushes of the hands; c) the same, but with a throw go to point-blank range.

19. While resting on your knees, bend and straighten your arms. Bend your arms while simultaneously extending your legs.

20. Standing - raise your right leg, extend your left arm and twist them simultaneously in opposite directions.

21. Join your hands behind your back, one hand on top over your shoulder .

22. Standing - fall into a lying position.

23. Standing or sitting, join your hands and stretch your leg through them.

24. While sitting, clasp one leg and touch your forehead to your ankle.

25. While kneeling, alternately sit left and right.

26. In a sitting position with bent legs, knees wide apart, with springy movements, pull the soles of your feet towards you.

27. While sitting, lean on your hands from behind: a) raise your legs; b) leaning on one hand, maintain balance.

28. Deep lunge with your right hand, with your hands resting on the floor in front of you - alternately moving your legs back and forth, trying not to jump.

29. Stand on one, the other forward - squat. Then we change the leg.

30. In a lying position - flexion and extension of the arms: a) on the fists; b) fingers; c) with arms spread wide apart; d) with cotton.

31. Lying on your fists, swing your straight legs back and up, without bending them at the knees.

32. The same from a crouching position. With a sharp swinging movement, straighten your legs back as high as possible.

33. Gymnastic “bridge”: a) bend our arms and move our torso back and forth; b) the same in the wrestling bridge.

34. From a stance with legs apart - lean forward point-blank with your head on the floor, first securing yourself with your hands: a) hands locked behind your back; b) movements of the body back and forth and left and right.

35. Standing in a free position: a) connect your fingers behind your back; b) spread your arms to the sides, c) connect your palms with your fingers up behind your back at the level of your shoulder blades.

36. The ball is sandwiched between the feet - swing the legs and throw the ball: a) forward; b) back; c) the same with catching the ball with your hands.

37. Throw the ball up: a) crouching, slam your palms on the floor; b) emphasis sitting at the back; c) lying down - stand up and catch the ball; d) the same, take a step forward and catch the ball behind your back near your waist; e) the same, but after throwing the ball, turn 360° and catch the ball.

38. Passing the ball against a wall while performing: a) squats; b) turns; c) jumping; d) clapping - followed by catching the ball.

39. Stand with legs apart, stick behind your back under your elbows: a) sit down, straightening your legs at the knees, without touching the floor with your hands and stick; b) stand up without touching the floor with your hands and stick.

40. Stand with your legs apart, stick in the left, grab the middle from above - release and catch the stick on the fly.

41. Stick below: a) without letting go of the stick - stepping over it with your left, right; b) jumping over a stick.

42. Tossing small objects with your toes.

43. Sit your legs together, arms forward - bend forward, touching your hands to the floor near your feet.

44. In a crouching position from behind: a) alternately extending the legs forward and returning back to the crouching position; b) simultaneous extension of the legs; c) the same in a close position, crouching in front.

45. In the main stance with a turn in a circle, sit down with your legs crossed, stand up in a reverse movement and sit down with a turn in the other direction.

46. ​​In a wide stance, alternately touch the knee to the floor. Do not move your feet and do not turn your torso.

47. In a stand with legs apart, alternate turns of the body with fingers touching opposite heels.

48. Sitting legs apart, without lifting your feet from the floor, alternate turns in a circle while lying on bent arms.

You can come up with a lot of exercises of this kind if you call on your imagination to help. For example, try to move a wall by resting your hands on it; bend or break a metal rod or thick stick, holding the ends with your hands; crush any hard object by squeezing it with your palms, etc.

The word “coordination” (from the Latin coordinatio - “mutual ordering”) is the coordination of the activities of the muscles of the body, aimed at the successful completion of any task.

First of all, coordination is directly related to movement. Coordination also includes the ability to navigate in space, maintain balance and sense of rhythm.

The development of movement coordination in children is of great importance, since the coordinated work of the muscles of the body is a condition for its normal growth and development.

The development of motor coordination in children involves not only improving the movements performed by the child. This is, first of all, the coordinated interaction of excitation and inhibition processes in the child’s cerebral cortex, creating favorable conditions for the coordinated work of the central nervous system as a whole. That is why the development of coordination of movements in children is a very important task, the implementation of which falls on the shoulders of parents and teachers.

The main form of training a child’s coordination abilities is motor activity, performed at different speeds and including a variety of movements. But it is very important that such movements are not chaotic. Exercises aimed at developing coordination in children should be:

- properly organized,

- have a certain level of load,

- as well as time restrictions.

Coordination plays a major role in the development of agility.

How do you know if a child has good coordination?

Quite simple tests help make sure that everything is fine with the child. They can be made at home:

1. Ask your child to consistently connect the thumb with all the fingers on the same hand.

2. Show him the ring combination by connecting your thumb and index finger, and then ask him to do the same on both hands. At 4 years old, a child can still be explained which fingers should be involved in the work. Then it will be more difficult to help him.

3. Show the goat combination on your hand by extending your index finger and little finger forward from your fist. Ask your baby to do the same on both hands alternately. Make sure that the right fingers are involved in the work: so that the thumb does not go to the side and so that the baby does not help himself with the other hand. With a 4-year-old child, you can first discuss which fingers are involved in the game.

4. To test interhemispheric coordination, pour white and red beans into a bowl. Ask your child to pick up white beans with his left hand and red beans with his right hand. This must be done simultaneously, placing the beans on two different plates.

Impaired motor coordination is detected in early childhood and can manifest itself throughout life. Unlike other diseases and injuries, this disorder is expressed in the inability to control the process of performing a specific motor task, to remember to reproduce the same task - especially when it comes to precise and subtle movements.

For example, coordination disorders are expressed in the fact that children experience difficulties in everyday activities. Tying shoelaces, fastening buttons, outdoor games, and riding a bicycle, which become automatic for healthy people, are a difficult task for those suffering from motor coordination disorders.

Children with motor coordination disorders spend three times longer writing each letter. These children do not have physiological or intellectual disabilities and, in some cases, have above average intelligence but are unable to perform tasks that require coordination between sensory, motor and cognitive functions.

With age, such children may have problems with spatial and temporal organization, and may also have many difficulties in estimating the distance and speed of moving objects. This will prevent them from playing ball or riding a bike.

You can determine whether a child has normal coordination using the following parameters:

· efficiency and accuracy of movements;

· consistency of activity of various analyzers (vision, hearing, touch, smell);

· correct choice of the moment to start movement (timeliness of actions);

· adequate determination of the direction, amplitude, speed, tempo and rhythm of movements;

· cost-effectiveness of actions.

How to improve and develop coordination in children?

The level of coordination abilities largely depends on motor (motor) memory, that is, the ability of the central nervous system to remember movements and reproduce them if necessary.

Efficiency in the development of motor coordination in children is achieved through:

- application of a technique that ensures the study of simple movements with their gradual complication;

― combining previously studied movements into sets of exercises and performing them with changes in speed, tempo, rhythm and amplitude of movements;

- as well as the use of special equipment of different sizes and weights (balls, hoops, sticks, jump ropes).

Development of coordination in children: exercises and tips.

Balance exercises help develop dexterity and coordination of movements, determination, and form correct posture in a child. Correct coordination of movements develops in children gradually, in the process of improving the functions of the vestibular, muscular and visual analyzers, which are controlled by the central nervous system.

Improving coordination is facilitated by performing special physical exercises in static and dynamic positions.

Static exercises include maintaining balance in a certain position: squatting on your toes, standing on one leg, and others.

Dynamic exercises include: walking on a plank, bench or beam, changing direction while running, sudden stops in outdoor games. As well as exercises of a sports nature, such as skating, skiing, cycling.

So, let's look at exercises to develop coordination for children of different ages.

Development of coordination in children 2–3 years old.

The youngest preschoolers, 2-3 years of age, find it difficult to maintain balance due to limited motor experience. However, they need this ability to learn how to correctly perform more complex basic movements. Coordination exercises occupy a significant place in outdoor games.

The child is first offered simple exercises that are feasible for him:

- walking,

- stepping over objects,

- tilts,

- squat.

Then more complex exercises are studied.

Development of coordination in children 3–4 years old.

A 3-4 year old preschooler is first asked to step off the bench (log), alternately lowering his legs to the floor. Jumping from the end of the bench onto the mat is allowed after the child learns to land softly, bending his knees. At this age, the child can already learn independently, climb the wall bars, and rope ladders. Exercises on rings and walking along special paths with obstacles give excellent results.

It is important to constantly maintain the child’s interest in performing these exercises. It is advisable to conduct classes lively, emotionally, using game tasks. For example, walk across a bridge (board, bench) that spans a river without getting your feet wet. Walk or run along the path (two ropes placed at a distance of 25 cm from each other) and not fall into the swamp.

Development of coordination in children 5 - 6 years old.

A 5-6 year old preschooler continues to improve the exercises he has previously learned. At this age, the child can be asked to walk on a gymnastic bench (beam, curb) with an extended and alternating step with hand movements (splash in the palms in front of the chest, above the head), walking with a ball in his hands. When performing these tasks, you need to pay attention to the child’s correct posture, confidence in performing movements, and his ability to navigate in space. It is useful to perform these exercises with a “weight” (weight 500-700g) on ​​the head. The child learns to hold his head straight while maintaining correct posture. When performing more complex exercises to develop coordination (walking on a log, an inclined board), it is necessary to slow down the pace.

It is advisable to study new exercises first in easier conditions. For example, walking with throwing a ball up and catching it is first performed on a board that lies on the floor, and then on a bench (log).

Development of coordination in children 6–7 years old.

A 6-7 year old preschooler gains skills in precise coordination of movements while performing a variety of motor actions in static and dynamic positions.

Most exercises for children this age consist of a combination of static body positions and dynamic movements, which are performed on a bench or balance beam. For example, while walking on a bench (height 30cm), sit down and turn around; walking along a log (bench, curb) towards each other. Then gradually separate holding hands.

The position of the hands during exercises to develop coordination can be different - to the sides, behind the back, behind the head, on the belt.

Exercises to improve coordination of movements.

Breathing exercises

- Inhale, hold your breath, exhale, hold your breath again. Gradually increase the duration of air retention. Repeat the exercise 5-6 times.

- Sitting on your knees, play “ball”. First, the “ball” is inflated - raise your arms to the sides, take a deep breath, then the “ball” deflates - lower your arms in front of you and exhale, pronouncing the sounds “S”, “SH” or “I”.

Trituration

- Rub your palms against each other until a feeling of warmth appears.

- Using warm palms, first rub your ears until they become red, then your earlobes.

― Exercise “Baby Elephant” Press your thumbs to your earlobes and make circular movements with your hands.

― Exercise “The monkey itches” | With crossed arms, massage the head in the direction from the crown to the ears, and then to the neck. A small child may not cross his arms.

― Exercise “Mosquitoes” | Tap your forearm and shoulder twice with your opposite hand.

― Exercise “Fists” | Tap your fists on different sides against each other.

Finger gymnastics

- Make circular movements with your thumbs.

- Massage each finger, reminiscent of pulling off a glove.

- Put your palms together and work only with your fingers, which should “say hello” to each other.

- Join your hands in a “Lock.”

― Exercise “Ladder” | Alternately place your fingers on top of each other. And in the same way, alternately move them apart.

Lying on the floor

― Exercise “Log” | Lie on your back, stretch your arms above your head. Using only your shoulders, roll to the edge of the mat and return back.

― Exercise “Soldier” | Lying on your back, press your arms to your sides. Rolling using only your shoulders, crawl to the edge of the mat and return back.

― Exercise “Sphinx” | Lie on your stomach, keep your hands in front with support on your forearms. Use your hands to crawl to the edge of the mat and back.

― Exercise “Frog” | Lie on your stomach, keep your hands behind your back, clasped in a “lock”. Use your legs to crawl to the edge of the mat and back.

― Exercise “Boat” | Lie on your stomach, stretch your arms forward. Bend, raise your arms and head. Then do a “Boat” on your back: hold your head and legs in weight. It is advisable to gradually increase the stretching time to 1 minute.

- Lying on the floor, take a ball or a bright toy, spread your arms to the sides. Move your hand with the ball from left to right, then down and up. Without moving your head, use your eyes to follow the toy. Then the “work” of the tongue is added to the “work” of the eyes: the eyes and the protruding tongue move in the same direction and follow the toy. After the child does this on his own 20-25 times, you can complicate the exercise: follow the ball with your eyes, and move your tongue in a different direction.

Exercises on all fours

Hand work is important in this set of exercises. Ask your child to walk on all fours, alternately moving his hands forward. Gradually complicate the exercise: when walking on all fours, your hands overlap: right - to the left, left - to the right. The essence of this exercise is to synchronize your step and learn to alternate hands correctly.

Games that develop motor skills and coordination.

FISHING ROD

Purpose of the game:

Necessary materials and visual aids: a thick rope, cord or jump rope with a burdensome but soft object tied at the end (for example, a bag of sand, a piece of rubber hose) so as not to injure the players.

Progress of the game

A driver is selected from among the players and is located in the center of the playing field. The rest of the players stand around him at a distance corresponding to the length of the rope. During the game, the driver rotates the rope in a circle above the ground, and the players jump up, tucking their legs, so that the bag does not touch them. The player who did not have time to jump and was hit by the rope becomes the driver.

CHICKENS IN THE GARDEN

Purpose of the game:

Necessary materials and visual aids: using cubes and slats or pegs and ropes, you need to fence off a small space that will be a vegetable garden. Place a chair in the center of the garden.

Progress of the game

The driver is a “watchman”, is he located on a chair in the middle? three vegetable gardens. The remaining players are “chickens” who are outside the garden. While the presenter says:

The chickens went out for a walk

Peck some fresh grass.

The chickens got into the garden.

Beware, honest people!

The chickens sneak into the garden and start running around there. But as soon as the leader says “The watchman is coming!” - the driver gets up from his chair and tries to catch the “chickens” that are running away from him. If the guard catches the player, they switch roles.

CATERPILLAR

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements.

Progress of the game

Players are divided into 2 teams. They line up in a column as follows: the right hand of each subsequent player lies on the right shoulder of the previous one, and with his left hand he supports the left leg of the one in front. At the signal from the leader, the column begins to move along the distance. The team that completes the distance first wins.

NIGHTBOOKS

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: for playing, you can use chairs as birdhouses, or you can draw small circles with chalk that will serve as houses.

Progress of the game

Birdhouses are located along the perimeter of the playground. There should be one less of them than the participants in the game. One of the players plays the role of driver. All participants in the game, including the driver, move freely around the playing area to the music. As soon as the music stops playing, all players try to reach any birdhouse. The driver also occupies any free birdhouse. The child who is left without a birdhouse becomes the driver.

MICE AND CAT

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: houses, which can be chairs, or you can draw circles with chalk on the playground.

Progress of the game

From among the players, a driver is selected to play the role of a cat. The rest of the players are "mice". The "mice" sit in the houses while the "cat" is awake. When the "cat" falls asleep, the "mice" go out for a walk. They move freely around the playground. At this time, the “cat” wakes up, meows and begins to catch “mice”. The "mice" are scattering around the houses. If the “cat” managed to catch one of the “mice”, then the players change roles.

CATCH A MOSQUITO

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: a stick approximately 1 m long, to which a model of a mosquito made of cardboard is tied on a cord.

Progress of the game

The players stand in a circle. The driver is located in the center, holding a stick with a mosquito attached with a cord. He moves a mosquito over the heads of the players, who at this time are trying to catch him. The one who grabbed the mosquito; becomes a driver.

"THE BEAR IS IN THE FOREST..."

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: draw 2 lines at different ends of the site: on one side, separate the den for the “bear”, and on the other, the children’s house. The central space serves as the edge of the forest.

Progress of the game

From among the players, a driver is selected to be the “bear.” He takes up space in the den. The rest of the players are children, they are located in their house. Children go for walks on the edge of the forest, picking mushrooms and berries. At the same time they say:

By the bear in the forest
I take mushrooms and berries,
But the bear doesn't sleep
And he growls at us.

As soon as the children say the last line, the “bear” comes out of his den with a growl and tries to catch the fleeing children. If he succeeds, then the players change roles, and the caught player becomes the “bear”.

HUNTER AND HARES

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: on the playground it is necessary to mark a place for the hunter, in addition, you need a small ball.

Progress of the game

The "Hunter" turns his back to the playing area. At this time, the rest of the participants randomly run and jump around the site, playing the role of “hares”. At the command "Hunter!" "hares" freeze in place. Without leaving the designated area, the “hunter” throws the ball at the “hares”. The player whom the “hunter” hit with the ball now becomes the “hunter” himself, and the “hunter” becomes the “hare”.

ACCURATE SHOOTER

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements, speed of reaction, accuracy.

Necessary materials and visual aids: small rings for throwing and stands for throwing of different shapes.

Progress of the game

Players are divided into teams depending on the number of sets to throw. Teams are located at some distance from the throwing stands. Each player has several rings. The teams' task is to throw as many rings onto the stands as possible.

BALL IN THE BASKET

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements, dexterity and eye.

Necessary materials and visual aids: balls and baskets for throwing balls, chalk.

Progress of the game

Baskets for throwing balls are installed on the playing court, and at some distance from it a line is drawn indicating the place from which the players will make throws. Players are divided into teams. Each player has a ball. The team's task is to throw as many balls into the basket as possible.

MICE IN A MOUSETRAP

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Progress of the game

“Mice” (5-7 people) are selected from among the players. The remaining players, holding hands, form a circle - a mousetrap. The "mice" are outside the circle. The players forming a mousetrap begin to walk in a circle, first to the left, then to the right, with their arms raised up. They say:

Oh, how tired the mice are,
Everyone gnawed, everyone ate.
Beware, you rascals,
We'll get to you.
Let's set up mousetraps,
Let's catch everyone at once!

While the children are saying words in a circle, the “mice” move freely throughout the playing space: they run into the circle and run out of it. But as soon as the last words “At once!” are heard, the children standing in the circle give up. The "moustrap" slammed shut. Players who do not have time to run out of the circle are considered losers. The caught “mice” stand in a circle, and the size of the “mousetrap” increases. When all the “mice” are caught, the children change roles and the game continues.

CRUCICIAN AND PIKE

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: if the game takes place indoors, then musical accompaniment is desirable.

Progress of the game

A driver is selected from among the players to play the role of a pike. The remaining players are divided into 2 groups. One group will play the role of pebbles, the other - the role of crucian carp. The pebble guys form a circle. "Crucian carp" swim inside the circle. Shuka is outside the circle. As soon as the presenter says “Pike!” - the driver runs into the circle and tries to catch the “crucian carp”. "Crucian carp", in turn, try to hide behind the "pebbles". The "crucian carp" vehicles that failed to hide and were caught by the "pike" leave the circle. The game is played several times, then the players change roles and a new driver is chosen.

BOUGERS (first option)

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: ball.

Progress of the game

Two players take seats opposite each other - these are bouncers. The remaining players are located between them.
The bouncer's task is to try to hit the players with the ball. Players must stay in the game as long as possible, dodging the ball.

BODGERS (second option)

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: ball, chalk.

Progress of the game

On the playing field, two parallel lines are drawn with chalk at a considerable distance from each other. There are several players behind each line. These are bouncers. There is one player in the space between the lines. The task of the bouncers is to throw the ball to each other and hit the player. And the player must stay in the game as long as possible, dodging the ball.

JUMPING

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and decorative aids: chalk.

Progress of the game

You need to draw a large circle on the playground. A driver is selected from among the players - a “trap”, who is located in the center of the circle. The rest of the players are jumpers, they are located outside the circle. The jumpers jump into the circle on their left or right foot (this should be discussed before the game starts) and jump out of it. The “trapper” runs in a circle, trying to catch players while they are in the circle. The one who is caught by the “trap” becomes the driver.

FISHING

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and dexterity.

Necessary materials and visual aids: fishing rods (a rod can be used as a fishing rod) approximately 1 m long with a magnet attached to it using a thin cord, fish made of cardboard with small magnets attached to them, chalk.

Progress of the game

On the playground you need to draw a circle simulating a pond. Players take places around the pond in which the fish are located, and on command they begin to catch the fish using fishing rods. When all the fish are caught from the pond, they can be counted and the winner determined.

RIBBON CATCHER

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: multi-colored ribbons 20-25 cm long.

Progress of the game

A driver is selected from among the players and is located in the center of the circle. The remaining players stand in a circle.
They place ribbons either behind the belt or under the collar. At the leader’s signal, the children run away, and the catcher tries to catch up with the players and pull the ribbon from them. Those whose catcher pulls the tape are eliminated from the game. At the signal from the presenter, the game is completed, and the obtained ribbons are counted. Then the game can be resumed by choosing a new driver.

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: if children play indoors, then musical accompaniment is possible.

Progress of the game

Players line up in pairs. In front of the column, at a distance of several steps, a line is drawn, behind which is a driver selected from among the players. Those standing in the column say the following words:

Burn, burn clearly
So that it doesn't go out. . Look at the sky -
Birds are flying
The bells are ringing!
One, bottom, three - run!

At this moment, the children standing in the last pair run forward along the column on opposite sides of it and try to hold hands. The catcher, who is in front of the column, tries to catch one of the runners before the players join hands. If the driver manages to do this, then he forms a pair with the caught player, and the player who is left without a pair becomes the driver.

DAY AND NIGHT

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Progress of the game

At two opposite ends of the site, space is separated - the house of the day and the house of the night; Another line is drawn in the middle of the site. The players are divided into two teams. Teams take place in the center of the court on opposite sides of the center line. They stand with their backs to each other. The presenter says: “Attention”, “Day” or “Night”. And depending on what word he said, the children of the named team catch up with the children from the opposite team. You can only catch the fleeing team until the players cross the lines of their home.

WOLF IN THE MOAT

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements, dexterity, speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: chalk.

Progress of the game

In the center of the site, a ditch is delimited by 2 parallel lines at a distance of approximately 1 m. A driver is selected from among the players - a “wolf”, who is located in the ditch. All other players are “sheep”. They are located on one side of the ditch. At the leader’s signal, the “sheep” jump over the ditch to the opposite side of the site. The “wolf” is trying to catch them at this time. And if he succeeds, then the players change roles.

PAINTS

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and speed of reaction.

Necessary materials and visual aids: chairs or benches.

Progress of the game

Players are seated on chairs or benches. A seller and a buyer are selected from among the players. The buyer steps aside and the players tell the seller what color they want it to be. After a while the buyer comes and says: “Knock, knock.” The seller asks: "Who's there?" The seller says his name.

Salesman. "What did you come for?"
Buyer. "Behind the paint."
Salesman. "For which one?"

The buyer names the paint he came for. If such paint is available, the seller names its price. The buyer slaps the seller's palm as many times as he said. With the last bang, the “paint” runs away, and the buyer tries to catch up with it. Having caught the “paint”, he takes it to him. If the named paint is not available, the seller says: “Ride along the blue (yellow, red, etc.) track on one leg.” The buyer gallops to the appointed place, then returns. Game continues.

BALL RACE

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements and dexterity. Necessary materials and visual aids: ball.

Progress of the game

The players stand in a circle. Player bottoms facing each other hold the balls. At the leader’s signal, the players begin to pass the balls in a circle in one direction. The player who has 2 balls at once loses.

"STOPTOUNCHIKI"

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements, attention, resourcefulness.

Necessary materials and visual aids: balloons, threads, cheerful music.

Progress of the game

The game involves at least 2 people. It can be carried out in a spacious room, having previously removed all breakable objects and those that could injure children.

Invite the first players to an impromptu stage. Tie a balloon to each participant's leg. Then explain that their goal is to step on their opponent's balloon and burst it, while keeping theirs. At the leader’s command, the music is turned on, and the guys begin the fight.

This game can be made more difficult by increasing the number of tied balls. If possible, you can invite several participants at once.

SWAMP

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements, attention, resourcefulness and intelligence.

Necessary materials and visual aids: blank sheets of paper, pencil, scissors, paints.

Progress of the game

Before the game starts, you need to prepare all the materials. Involve your child in this. On blank sheets of paper you need to draw 5-10 green islands and cut them out. Then place them around the room and invite the children to imagine that they are in a “swamp”. Tell us that it is very dangerous to move around in the “swamp”; this can only be done if accompanied by an adult. But our swamp is not real, but fabulous. It has magical islands that you can step on without fear. But before you take a step, you need to say the password. Next, you need to select a topic, the words from it will be the password. These can be animals, flowers, people's names, etc.
If teams participate in the game, then movement can be arranged at speed. The team that covers the required distance faster will be considered the winner.

"OH, APPLE!.."

Purpose of the game: develop attention, coordination of movements, concentration.

Necessary materials and visual aids: apples or other fruits (their number must correspond to the number of participants), cheerful music.

Progress of the game

This game is played at a round table. The guys line up around the table, on which they need to lay out apples for one less than the number of participants. At the leader’s command, the guys begin to move around the table (at a walk or at a fast pace - it’s up to the leader to decide). At the moment when the music turns off and the presenter says “Stop,” each participant must take one apple from the table. The participant who did not have time and who did not receive anything is eliminated from the game, receiving an apple from the table as a reward. Then the game starts again, but without one participant and one apple. For older children, this competition can be complicated by completing various tasks while moving. For example, the presenter may suggest singing a song, squatting, jumping on one leg, raising your arms up, etc.

BRING THE BALL

Purpose of the game: develop attention, coordination, team spirit, intelligence (helps prevent scoliosis).

Necessary materials and visual aids: small ball.

Progress of the game

The game involves 2 people. It is advisable to carry it out in the fresh air or in a spacious room. The distance that the players must walk is determined and the task is explained. Two participants stand with their backs to each other so that a ball can fit between them, just above the level of the shoulder blades. In this position they must cover the required distance. If they drop the ball they must return to the starting line.
This game can be played as a relay race in which several teams will participate.

BEAN STREAM

Purpose of the game: develop motor coordination, fine motor skills, attention, concentration, and determination.

Necessary materials and visual aids: an ordinary half-liter milk bottle, a handful of beans for each participant.

Progress of the game

The essence of this game, like the previous one, is to throw as many beans into the bottle as possible. But in this case the task is much more complicated. The participant must hold all the beans in his fist and then, releasing one at a time, throw them into the bottle.

In this case, his hand should be strictly extended at a distance of 30 cm from the bottle.

If the guys cope with this task, it can be complicated. You can give the task to raise your hand at a distance of 50 or 100 cm from the bottle. You can increase the number of beans to such an amount that they become uncomfortable to hold in your hand, etc.

DEXTABLE HANDLES

Purpose of the game: develop fine motor skills, coordination, attention, perseverance.

Necessary materials and visual aids: several cylindrical bars, 1 cap or lid from some container with a diameter of 1 cm larger than the bar, a thin stick.

Progress of the game

This game must be played at the table. Before starting the game, arrange all the listed items as follows: place both bars at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other. Put a cap on one of them. Then explain to the child that his goal is to move the cap from one block to another using a stick. To do this, you need to grab the cap from below and, putting it on the stick, carefully, so as not to drop it, try to move it.

Complications in this game can be very diverse: by increasing the distance between the bars, reducing the diameter of the cap in relation to the bar, etc.

PLUM IN A SPOON

Purpose of the game: develop fine motor skills of the hands, coordination of movements, attention, determination.

Materials and visual aids needed: 2 tablespoons, several large plums or other fruits of that size, 2 dishes and fun music.

Progress of the game

This game is ideal for summer holidays and for a large number of participants. It is advisable to conduct it in the form of a relay race.
To begin, all participants are divided into 2 teams. The boundaries of the distance and the order of its passage within the teams are determined. At the finish line, a dish is placed for each team. Then the first players of each team are given spoons and plums and it is explained that the goal of each team is to carry their plum in a spoon to the finish line, return to the start and pass the spoon to the next player. At the leader’s command, the participants put the plum in a spoon and set off. If one of the participants drops the plum, he must still continue on his way and only then return to the finish line.
The winner is the team that brings as many plums to the finish line as possible.

FEED THE BUNNY

Purpose of the game: develop coordination, memory, attention, analytical thinking.

Necessary materials and visual aids: a poster or a large picture depicting a hare (it is advisable to draw this poster in advance with the child), a carrot (you can use plastic or make it out of paper).

Progress of the game

Before the game starts, a hole is cut out on the poster in the area of ​​the hare's mouth. Then you need to cut a few more holes in different places on the poster. During the game, it is hung on a wall or some kind of stand. A participant is selected, blindfolded and given a carrot. Then it is rotated several times around its own axis and brought to the poster. All the children are told that our rabbit is hungry and needs to be fed. The participant's task is to put a carrot in the rabbit's mouth. Since there are many holes in the picture, this will not be so easy.

In this competition, the main thing is not victory, but participation. It lifts your spirits and is perfect for a variety of holidays.

RING

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movement, attention, memory, ability to concentrate.

Necessary materials and visual aids: a long thread, a medium-sized ring (slightly larger than needed for the index finger), a large room in which to hang the ring.

Progress of the game

This game is designed for 2 participants, but the more players there are, the more fun and exciting it is.

The ring is suspended at such a height that participants can hit it with the finger of an outstretched hand. The first player and the leader are chosen. The presenter brings the participant to the suspended ring at arm's length, then takes him three steps back and turns it around himself several times. All other participants stand in a semicircle and watch.

After the first daredevil has been spun, he, with his arm outstretched, must take three steps towards the ring and accurately hit it with his finger. If this does not work the first time, he has several more attempts to feel the ring with his finger.

You can make this game more difficult in various ways. First, you can increase the number of steps. Secondly, the player can be blindfolded and interfered with various comments and incorrect instructions.
The winner is the one who overcomes this distance quickly and without mistakes.

COCK-FIGHTS

Purpose of the game: develop coordination of movements, analytical skills, attention, determination.

Required materials and visual aids: cheerful music.

Progress of the game

This game is played outdoors or in a fairly large room.

You need to draw a circle on the floor or ground. This will be the duel area.
Then the first two participants are selected to play the duel. The rules of the duel are explained. The first two participants must stand in a circle on one leg, holding the other with their hands. Their goal is to push each other out of this circle. In this case, you cannot use your hands. The participant who quickly and without violating the rules pushes his opponent out of the circle is considered the winner.

When they talk about the coordination of human movements, they often mean the development of motor skills in any sport. This is true, but only partly.

In any sport, be it dancing or dancing, coordination of movements is important to achieve results. These are special physical exercises and special coordination. The development of motor skills is used as auxiliary exercises. Developing skills allows you to solve motor and strength problems with less effort. But these exercises can also be used as the main means for developing general coordination.

Conditions affecting coordination of movements from the ability:

— Accurately determine spatio-temporal tasks, the ability to calculate muscle efforts is the work of the brain

— Holding static loads is muscle work.

— Performing motor tasks without excessive tension is more likely related to motor skills, but with a wide variety of exercises to develop coordination, reaction time and accuracy of movements decrease.

Constantly solving spatio-temporal problems, synchronizing movements, learning new forms of activity accelerates the transmission of nerve impulses and stimulates the work of the vestibular apparatus. Therefore, the development of coordination directly affects the functioning of the brain.

To train coordination, you can use exercises from special programs for various sports. Yoga, gymnastics, team sports, and martial arts have excellent exercises in their arsenal to solve this problem. According to your goals and capabilities, you can choose interesting exercises and achieve new heights of your own growth.

But coordination is improved not only by special exercises. Changing your habitual hand and approaching a familiar task in a new way also improves the brain's ability to solve new and unexpected problems efficiently and quickly.

Many snowboarders, for example, are accustomed to riding in one direction; rolling in the opposite direction is extremely inconvenient. But unexpected situations often arise on a slope, and the ability to roll in both directions helps a lot.

Changing a comfortable hand to another during written lessons or drawing, juggling with hands and fingers, all this stimulates nervous activity and improves reaction.

I bring to your attention several exercises that do not require special equipment.

Equilibrium

Starting position – standing. 1 – raise the leg, foot and thigh parallel to the ground, arms bent at the elbows in front of us. 2 slowly straighten your leg and arms 3.4 – slowly lower your arms and leg, and do the same with the other leg.

Ideally, the leg is raised 90 degrees. At least strive for it

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I.p. - standing. 1 bend forward, straight leg back, arms to the sides. Hold for 20 seconds. Same thing on the other side.

Squat on one leg.

I.p. - standing. When squatting, keep your free leg straight and balance your arms straight in front of you or to the sides. Stand up. Repeat 5 times with each leg

It’s easier to stand at arm’s length from a wall or post and use it as a support.

Exercise grows your butt, so pay attention

Stand in a bridge with a backward bend. This is ideal. If there is insufficient flexibility, use a support in the form of a wall, bench, or wall bars. Bend back and, leaning on the wall, lower yourself lower. 5 times

If possible, we do not bend our knees, we bend at the lower back. Try to do the exercise not at a slow, but at an average pace, this will improve your coordination more effectively. On the other hand, there is no need to rush to avoid injury.

The exercise is also good for the back - prevention of osteochondrosis, etc., but be careful if you have problems with blood pressure or dizziness.

The bridge itself also develops coordination well, especially if you start moving in this position.

Shoulder stand

I.p. - lying on the floor. 1 – Raise your legs up. 2 – lift your body up, supporting your lower back with your hands. Hold for 15-20 seconds.

To make it more difficult, put your hands on the floor. You can swing your legs, touching the floor behind your head with your toes.

Keep your legs straight and reach higher. A good and safe exercise for the back.

Crocodile.

I.p. - sitting on your knees. Place your hands on the lower abdomen, closer to the groin. Bend forward, rest your head on the floor, hands rest on the floor directly under your stomach, fingers back.

The goal is to keep your back and legs in the same plane, parallel to the ground.

The arched version of the crocodile is on straight arms. I.p. too, with your arms in front of you, your legs straightened. The body weight is transferred forward, the legs are lifted off the ground. Ideally, also bring your legs and back into one plane, parallel to the ground.

Body weight forward as much as possible, legs straight up. The exercises are static, hold for up to 30 seconds. Technique is of great importance here; it is not possible without proper distribution of body weight on the arms. But strength, mainly in the arms, is no less important.

Leading exercises – static support while lying down, with the center of gravity brought forward as much as possible, i.e. hands rest at stomach level; and just trying to get into a crocodile.

Corner on a stool.

I.p. – sitting on any object that looks like a stool.

We raise our straight legs up, reaching for our toes. Hold for 1 minute.

Legs are straight, toes must be pointed up.

Most exercises can be made more difficult. Stands on one leg, for example, can be supplemented by uniform rotation of the arms clockwise, counterclockwise, and in opposite directions, closing your eyes while balancing, and the bridge can be made more difficult by trying to twist your body, standing facing the floor and trying to go back. In the development of coordination, complication is a step forward. And most importantly, most of these exercises are accessible to everyone.

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