future sports champions spotted from elementary school to high school

From primary school to high school, all students take sports aptitude tests in Slovenia. “You will have to tap on this board with the hand that is used to write. You have twenty seconds to make as many movements as possible”, launches a professor. Test of psychomotricity, strength, or coordination and location in space. In all, ten exercises are proposed. The results are carefully recorded.

This tracking system gives a good idea of ​​the child’s development. “We analyze the results each year at the class level, and we compare with the previous year. We adapt the exercises according to the needs of the students, explains the professor. With the Covid-19 crisis, over the past two years, we have noticed that children are less strong in the chest. We have just modified the exercises in order to increase the muscular development of this part of the body. And then, if we notice a serious problem with a student, we can concoct an individual program for him.