# Running AbilityScore 100–200 — next steps

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A Running AbilityScore in the 100–200 band is a baseline showing where your child's running skill sits now, not a verdict. The best next step is a clinician-guided assessment of why running is emerging as it is — balance, strength, coordination or confidence — so play-based gross-motor support can be matched precisely. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*A Running AbilityScore in the 100–200 band is a clear, encouraging starting point — it tells us exactly where your child is today, so the next steps can be gentle, targeted and full of momentum.*

## In short
A Running AbilityScore in the **100–200 band** is simply a measure of where your child's running skill sits *right now* — it is a baseline, not a verdict. The most useful next step is a clinician-guided look at *why* running is emerging the way it is (balance, leg strength, coordination, confidence or simply less practice), so support can be matched precisely. With the right play-based gross-motor work, most children in this band make steady, visible progress.

## Understanding the band — and what to do next
Running is a whole-body skill: it needs core stability, leg power, balance, the confidence to push off and momentarily be airborne, and the coordination to swing arms and legs in rhythm. A score in the 100–200 band tells us your child's running profile is at an early or developing stage relative to the full pathway — and that is exactly the kind of information that makes a focused plan possible.

Helpful next steps look like this:
- **Confirm the picture with a clinician** — a structured, clinician-administered assessment looks at balance, leg strength, joint movement and how your child sequences a run, so support targets the real driver rather than guesswork.
- **Build the foundations through play** — jumping, hopping, climbing, kicking a ball, animal walks and obstacle games all strengthen the same muscles and balance running relies on.
- **Daily movement opportunities** — short, frequent active play (parks, open spaces, soft surfaces) gives the practice running needs to consolidate.
- **Physiotherapy or occupational therapy where indicated** — if balance, strength or coordination is the limiting factor, a therapist builds these step by step with a plan you can continue at home.

The goal is never a number — it is a child who runs with joy and confidence.

## When to seek a check sooner
Seek a check sooner if your child frequently trips or falls, tires very quickly, avoids running or active play, runs very stiffly or asymmetrically (favouring one side), walks on toes persistently, or if you have noticed any loss of a skill they once had. Any sudden change in movement or muscle tone warrants prompt medical review first.

## The Pinnacle way
AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app, a band number or an online form alone. From there your child receives a precise gross-motor profile and a plan shaped by therapists who understand the strength, balance and coordination behind [running and gross-motor skills](/occupational-therapy). Learn [how the AbilityScore is measured](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), and explore [more about your child's development with us](/).

## Trusted sources
World Health Organization developmental and Nurturing Care guidance on motor milestones; American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) guidance on gross-motor play and physical activity; American Physical Therapy / paediatric motor-development principles on building balance, strength and coordination through play.

**Next step —** Ready to turn this baseline into momentum? [Book a motor assessment with a Pinnacle clinician](/occupational-therapy).

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- WHO Nurturing Care Framework — early motor development: https://nurturing-care.org
- AAP HealthyChildren.org — gross-motor play and physical activity: https://www.healthychildren.org
- WHO — developmental milestones and motor development guidance: https://www.who.int

## Connected topics and perspectives
- Abilities: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/abilities
- Parent: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/stakeholder/parent
- Motor: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/domain/motor
- Support: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/support
- Measure: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/lifecycle/measure
- Book Assessment: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/route/book-assessment
- As 100 200: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/score_band/as_100_200
- Early Clarity: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/empowerment/early_clarity

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