Mastery Motivational Climate Model

Mastery is a complete knowledge or skill in either a subject or activity. Childhood is a period that is fundamentally important in brain development and impacts how children develop skills along with social and emotional abilities. Their brains are often referred to as “sponges” due to the rapid speed they can pick up new skills, whether in sports, languages or communication. In sports children need different coaching methods in comparison to adolescence in order to master these new skills, one gives the greatest rewards is the mastery motivational climate model. Children have many motivating factors including learning a new skill, whether the activity is fun and if they are given freedom to perform their new skill and develop it and making new friends. There are many benefits that parents should be aware of in participation of children in sport such as health benefits both mental and physical.
The Mastery Motivational Climate wants children to develop new skills and make personal improvements not to have their soul focus on winning but on
Physical Education classes should be in every school, so children have an opportunity to learn skills such as agility, balance and coordination. The average child should get up to 60 minutes of activity a day, and if this is incorporated into their daily routine it should be met. Although accommodating for sports in schools is becoming increasingly difficult due to health and safety guidelines in place, meaning in certain schools simple games such as tag are not allowed meaning children are forced to engage in sedentary activity hindering their chances of reaching their quota of 60 minutes of activity today. Coaches should also give children skills that need to be worked on at home between training sessions to ensure the skill is fully mastered with the added bonus of the children remaining