of Sport Management, Department of Sports Sciences, Eram Institute of Higher Education, Shiraz, Iran
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Background: It is important to develop children's movement skills, knowledge and recognition of body abilities in order to coordinate other skills. The purpose of the current research is to design a model for the development of children's physical intelligence. Methods: The current research is a qualitative study. The statistical sample consisted of twelve semi-structured interviews with professors of movement behavior, sports management and experts in this field, and the sampling method was the snowball technique. The information received from the interviews were analyzed by coding in three open, axial, and selective stages, from which 11 main categories were obtained. Results: The results showed patronage, sports training, psychological characteristics were causal factors, dynamic lifestyle, dynamic school and motor literacy as background factors, and technological development and environmental conditions as intervening factors. Also, management of emotional intelligence, targeted movement assessment of strategies and systematic movement development are the consequences of children's physical intelligence development. Conclusion: It is suggested that basic sports facilities should be made available to children, taking into account the personality dimensions of children.