What are the six categories of special sports skills?

At present, the six categories of specialized sports skills commonly used in the field of domestic sports training and education are ball sports, track and field sports, water sports, ice and snow sports, gymnastics sports, and combat sports. However, the classification logic is different in different scenarios. There are also many research systems that adjust the subdivisions according to the applicable groups. There is no absolutely unified standard answer.

When I screened young people's sports talents at a city sports school, I basically focused on these categories. Ball games and track and field are the most popular games. Almost every child has been exposed to them when they were in school. The former is like basketball, football, badminton, etc. You can just find an empty field to set up a game. For fun, most of the cultural and sports activities in school are ball sports, and the latter's running, jumping, and shooting are the foundation of all sports. Even if you practice rhythmic gymnastics, table tennis, and other sports that seem to have nothing to do with track and field, you have to intersperse basic training of sprinting and frog jumping on a daily basis. Only when you have a solid foundation can you reach the upper limit of special sports.

After talking about the two categories that are most familiar to the public, the scene attributes of the remaining categories will be stronger. The most basic form of water sports is swimming. Now many places have included swimming as a sports option in the high school entrance examination. For professional subjects, there are also rowing, kayaking, and windsurfing. I went to a special school in Zhuhai a while ago for exchanges. They took windsurfing classes directly to the sea. Children in the first grade of junior high school can independently control small windsurfing boards and go around the mark. It is very emotional to see. If I had this condition when I was a child, I might also practice water sports. Ice and snow sports have become very popular in recent years thanks to the east wind of the Winter Olympics. In the past, only children in the Northeast could skate twice on wild ice in winter. Now, indoor ice rinks and dry snow rinks can be seen everywhere in shopping malls in the south. Many children aged seven or eight are better at figure skating and snowboarding than I am, an amateur who has been playing for five or six years.

Speaking of which, we have to mention the classification differences that are not completely unified yet. The fifth category in the conventional professional competitive system is gymnastics, including competitive gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and aerobics. Even parkour, which young people love to play now, also falls into this category. This type of project requires extremely high core control and body coordination. People who have practiced it can see obvious advantages in both posture and reaction ability.； In the curriculum standard system for campus sports, traditional Chinese sports are sometimes listed separately, such as martial arts, dragon and lion dance, and archery, which are more in line with our cultural characteristics. ； Many colleagues who promote mass sports feel that the professional threshold of gymnastics is too high and it is difficult for ordinary enthusiasts to reach the level of "special skills". Instead, it is better to include outdoor extreme categories, such as rock climbing, mountain cross-country, and orienteering. The threshold for participation is low, and it can be combined with natural experiences, which is more suitable for ordinary enthusiasts to improve their skills.

Regardless of the classification, fighting and confrontation categories are basically fixed in six categories. Boxing, Sanda, Judo, and fencing all belong to this category. Many parents will initially think that such events are too "violent" and easy to get injured. In fact, the current rules and protective gear are very complete. By practicing it, you can not only practice your reaction and self-defense skills, but also sharpen your psychological quality. My neighbor's child used to be so shy that he didn't dare to raise his hands in class. After practicing Sanda for half a year, he has relaxed a lot. Last time, he took the initiative to sign up for the school's 800-meter long-distance race and won third place. In fact, there is no need to get too entangled in the details of classification. No matter which category it belongs to, if you can find an event that you like and are willing to stick to for a long time, you have achieved the core purpose of promoting special sports skills.