What is cognitive development???

Cognitive development is the brain structuring of a child that focuses on progressions of an individual’s thought mechanisms such as information processing, memory, problem-solving, and decision making skills. Therefore, an intervention for young athletes will help promote cognitive development for children. By endorsing cognitive development in young athletes, it will lead to improvement in many areas such as motor, social, and psychological skills. Intervention programs usually target middle childhood, ages 6-11 years, due to the fact that is when children begin to develop athletic skills and self-morality. According to Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory, the child’s mind forms and modifies psychological structures so they can achieve a better fit with external reality. As a child grows older, they are capable of adjusting to life by using schemes, which are psychological structures that will allow someone to understand personal experiences.