Judy Murray is Set 4 Sport!
We caught up with Judy recently who explained to us how sport has always been such a big part of her life and how playing active games with Andy and Jamie is where it all began...
As a mum of two energetic little boys, I was always looking for ways to keep them occupied. And because I came from a very sporty family, it was pretty much second nature to me to be dreaming up fun games and activities which would not only challenge and stimulate I never
Jamie and Andy, but that would hopefully tire them out at the same time
imagined that they would go on to be successful tennis players, but what I did know was that if they wanted to play any sport competently when they were older, they would need to develop good coordination skills in their formative years. We didn’t have a lot of money, so most of the things we dreamed up involved everyday household items and could be played either in the house or garden.
The boys were learning without realising it because they were just having fun but played regularly, these games will help to develop balance, agility and coordination which are the fundamentals of every sport. And if you have more than one child, they can also be an introduction to competition. Just add a stopwatch or a measuring stick....or a fi nishing line!
So our Set4Sport programme is a collection of these very simple games which we have been able to bring to life and share as a free resource through a website
www.set4sport.com, an app for ipad and iphone and a book thanks to the support of RBS. So if after this wonderful sporting summer, you want to get your kids more active, check out the website and have a crack at some of them. All you need is a bit of space, a bit of enthusiasm and a bit of creativity.
The best games will be the ones you and your kids invent yourselves but there’s 16 games in the Set4Sport programme and oodles of variations. The key is to start off simple so that kids can achieve success. The success will breed confi dence and then you can adapt the games to make them more diffi cult. The more you challenge kids in these early years, the better coordination skills they will develop. Guaranteed!
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