The free Choose Sport service assesses more than 30 physical and cognitive indicators to help children aged six to 12 find disciplines suited to their abilities and interests.
Moscow parents looking for a suitable sport for their children can use a free city programme that assesses young athletes’ abilities and matches them with disciplines that may suit them best. The service, called “Choose Sport”, is run by the Centre for Sports Innovative Technologies and National Team Preparation and is aimed at children aged six to 12, according to the city’s sports authorities. ? No citations in body per developer. Need only source map. Wait no citations in body due developer. But we need no in-text source refs. Fine.
The assessment takes about an hour and looks at more than 30 indicators, including fitness, reaction speed, attention, memory, body type, coordination, flexibility, strength and cardiovascular function. Officials say specialists then interpret the results alongside a child’s age, interests, motivation and previous sporting experience to suggest directions that may fit their physical profile. The programme’s operators also advise repeating the testing every six to 12 months so families can track development and adjust training if needed.
According to Moscow city media, the initiative has been running since 2016 and is open to children from roughly five-and-a-half or six years old up to 12, depending on the source. Parents can register through the mos.ru services portal, and city specialists have suggested that summer can be a practical time for testing before a child starts sports school in the new season.
The city’s emphasis on early screening comes amid broader interest in structured youth sport pathways in Moscow, where clubs and training programmes increasingly promote tailored coaching for children. Supporters of the scheme say it can spare families the trial-and-error approach of enrolling in sports that do not suit a child’s physique or temperament, while helping young athletes build on natural strengths from the outset.
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