Introduction:
Children's health has been one of the basic and fundamental of scientific issues and policy making in all countries. Because the foundation of a healthy society are healthy people. Therefore, the health and survival of society depends on the health of children, who are the bases of future generations. Physical activities education in children are in line with the effectiveness of other social skills. The purpose of this article is to review researches based on the impact of sports activities on children's health and development.
Methodology:
Articles were searched from GANJ, NOORMAGS and SID databases. These articles were selected between 1381 and 1402, so that a total of 40 articles (20 Persian and 20 Latin) have been studied.
Conclusion:
Moving development indicates that exercise and physical activity in children has a positive effect on working memory and significantly strengthens it. Cognitive development in children increases cognitive-movement performance and this increases neural coordination and physical literacy in children. Behavioral development shows that physical activity in children increases moving activity skills, personal and social skills. It also provides the possibility of benefiting more from the cognitive field, which improves children's communication with the environment. Since the impact of physical activities on children is significant and it has an immediate effect on their other skills, therefore, multi-dimensional learning packages are designed in educational programs today to increase children's learning efficiency. The research results show that children in physical activities, in addition to the physical growth and development of the child, face increased productivity in cognitive and perceptual bases. Based on this, the child is more successful in the four components of role model, incentive, supporter of interaction and selection of these components. Physical activities in children also cause the formation of social behaviors. In group activities, the child learns special social skills that require interaction with other group members, while in individual activities, the child is faced with behaviors such as individual responsibility, self-centeredness, self-confidence, etc.