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Uncategorized Oct 11, 2025

Here’s a Movement Lesson–style child movement assessment for the 7-year-old goalie in your video sequence.

Child Movement Assessment: 7-Year-Old Soccer Goalie

General Observation

The child shows good foundational movement awareness — organized stance, visual tracking, and clear anticipation. He’s developing a strong orientation to gravity and momentum, which are essential for athletic reflexes.

1. Weight Transfer & Grounding

Strength: Solid stance with a wide base of support; knees flexed, pelvis lowered for readiness.

Developmental cue: Excellent pre-jump positioning — both feet rooted evenly before motion.

Functional note: Watch for slight stiffness in the ankles or delayed heel release; this may reduce the smooth rotational roll into the dive. Encouraging small balance drills (rocking, lateral sway, heel-toe shifts) will refine his force absorption.

2. Rotational Function

Strength: Begins with clear spinal rotation as he prepares to dive — the torso, hips, and head align through the diagonal plane.

Developmental cue: True rotational weight transfer exists, not a side fall.

Functional note: As he dives, rotation slows just before impact; this suggests mild over-stabilization through the lower thoracic area. Light rotational ball-tracking drills (turn-look-return) could loosen midline transitions.

3. Vision & Timing

Strength: Excellent depth perception and visual anticipation — his eyes lead the movement, not just the head.

Developmental cue: Vision remains steady even as he lowers to the ground.

Functional note: When fatigue sets in, his head may start moving before his eyes. Gentle cranial “water-bowl” and peripheral vision games can maintain ocular independence.

4. Shoulder Girdle & Arm Extension

Strength: Good forward extension; he meets the ball with both hands equally.

Developmental cue: Shoulders engage through the spine rather than just the arms.

Functional note: After contact, shoulder recoil appears slightly limited — he could benefit from shoulder-rotation or scapular “boomerang” work to help energy rebound through the trunk instead of locking at impact.

5. Core & Transition

Strength: Strong abdominal control during descent; maintains midline integrity through the roll.

Developmental cue: Uses both sides of the body symmetrically on recovery.

Functional note: Slight delay in transitioning from horizontal back to vertical stance — add rotational floor-to-stand sequences to strengthen that return pathway.

6. Emotional and Cognitive Integration

Calm focus and quick decision-making show efficient sensory organization.

Responds dynamically rather than reactively — his nervous system predicts movement, a sign of well-developed proprioceptive feedback.

Summary

This child demonstrates mature gravitational orientation, visual-motor integration, and functional rotation for his age.
Focus next on:

Maintaining fluid shoulder and thoracic rotation during quick dives.

Reinforcing ankle flexibility and rebound mechanics to improve re-centering.

Continuing vision-head independence work (e.g., tracking without full head turn).

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