Take my kids to a restaurant and the chances are they will order pizza or spaghetti bolognese.
When I ask the kids I coach to show me different ways to get from A to B by jumping, rolling, or running. I might get a few different options, but not many.
I could choose to get furious or passive that my kids don’t choose something other than pizza. The alternative is to encourage them to try something else, and if they don’t like it, I’ll eat it.
When I coach my kids I like to show them a few different options and then create a game, where they can try applying their new jumps, rolls, and running styles.
If we want our kids to develop a comprehensive movement vocabulary, we need to keep going back to the table to try again. Over time, with persistence, an open mind, and a sense of adventure, it is possible, that the vocabulary of our kids will expand to include new tastes, movements, and experiences.
We could wait until they are a little bit older, and wiser, and try again. Only, the time has passed. Our kids know what they like and what they don’t like, in their world at least, and now it’s even harder.
Since everyone missed practise.