Developmental Characteristics at Different Stages of Development

A ten-year-old, a sixteen-year-old and a forty-year-old do not learn, move, think or feel in the same way. For a physical educator, knowing how people change at each stage of life is essential — it guides how training is planned, which activities are chosen, and how athletes are grouped by ability. This topic of CBSE Class 11 Physical Education builds that understanding in two steps:

• 9.2.1 Developmental Characteristics of Growth and Development — the four main areas in which a person develops (physical, mental, social and emotional) and how they interact; and
• 9.2.2 Stages of Growth and Development — the stages of the human life span from infancy to old age, their developmental milestones, and a four-phase 'sports model' for grouping young athletes. …