The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that there is no evidence that a child's motor development can be hastened or sports performance influenced by physical training during the preschool years.
Most children follow the same sequence of acquisition of motor skills.
This occurs independent of gender. During the preschool years, children learn to perform tasks such as throwing, kicking, running, hopping, jumping and catching. It is best to offer an unstructured and non-competitive environment in which a child can experiment and learn by trial and error on an individual basis. Specific skills can be refined through repetitive practice only after the relevant level of motor development has been reached. Emphasis should be placed on promotion of physical activity as a natural and lifelong activity of healthy living.