Spatial Awareness

In the sporting context, spatial awareness refers to the ability to feel the position of the body in space. Any athletic movement requires a baseline level of spatial awareness. Everything from standing up and walking, across the spectrum to flipping, diving, and tackling all require varying levels of spatial awareness. Elite athletes have a very high level of spatial awareness (think NFL receivers making leaping catches), while toddlers who are just learning how to walk have very little.

As we explore movement, our spatial awareness develops and improves. The more movement challenges we are exposed to, the more it will do so. Unfortunately, as kids continue to get exposed to fewer and fewer movement stimuli, their spatial awareness is not naturally developing as it once did. As such, we see it as our responsibility to develop this fundamental physical skill.

All of our sessions challenge our athlete’s current movement skills and gives them the foundational skills they need to be successful in sports and life. Pop your head into any session, and you’ll see our athletes running, jumping, sprinting, cutting, dodging, crawling, rolling, catching, throwing, laughing, and playing. All of these skills that kids used to develop by playing multiple sports, we develop through play. If you want to start developing these skills in your kids, check out our current programs.