Young children frequently receive instruction, practice, and encouragement in youth sport activities outside of school. But parents, coaches, and teachers should not cause the child to restrict his or her activity involvement. A narrow focus on skills during the __________ stage of the specialized movement phase is likely to have undesirable effects on the last two stages of this phase.
A) Lifelong utilization
B) Transitional
C) Application
D) Elementary
E) Proficient

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The transitional stage of the specialized movement phase is when children begin to combine and apply fundamental movement skills in various sports and activities. A narrow focus at this stage can limit their ability to adapt and refine skills in the later application and lifelong utilization stages.

Young Children Frequently Receive Instruction, Practice, and Encouragement in Youth