Efforts To Develop Gross Motor Aspects In The Coconut Shell Stilts Game For Early Age Children

Abstract

This research aims to find out how to develop gross motor skills in the traditional game of coconut shell stilts. Activities that involve large muscles, such as locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative movements that include physical strength and balance exercises are sometimes referred to as gross motor skills. The purpose of gross motor skills is to maintain physical fitness, foster self-confidence, foster good cooperation, foster discipline, foster honesty and foster sportsmanship. This type of research is descriptive library or textual research. The data collection technique used is documentation through the stages of reading, noting, classification, analysis, and conclusion. The results of the discussion in this research are that three skills focus on developing gross motor skills in young children in the coconut shell stilt game, namely balance where children will have the ability to control their bodies, strength, namely children must improve agility and strength skills in conditioning the game and agility. children when they want to be the winner in the coconut shell stilts game.