Students can learn and assimilate a protected and safe way to fall in the event of an unintended fall (falling skill), actively contributing to the reduction of the risk and severity of injuries resulting from this phenomenon.

We encourage all physical education and sports professionals to carry out this research protocol among their students. As responsible educators for the health of our students, we must not forget that falls are an inherent component of human motor skills, and not responding adequately to them can lead to injuries with a high health and economic cost for the child population. Acquiring the skill of falling among our students can make a significant difference in the degree of injury incurred.

In the guide published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, 2015), as a result of collaboration between the European Commission, the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP), and the World Health Organization (WHO), physical education is presented as part of physical literacy for comprehensive human development. They urge policymakers to emphasize physical education, supporting it through school education programs that promote active play every day (running, jumping, climbing, dancing, and skipping). It speaks of quality physical education, which should enable the physical literacy of children and youth, with motor skills being a vital aspect of it, and also for the development of healthy, capable, and active citizens. Let us include within this purpose the learning of the falling skill by our students.

If you are reading these lines, it is because you are convinced that the development of motor skills and verifying their acquisition interests you. This research protocol comes from a broader educational program with analytical exercises, global activities, and games that will enable you to expand the exercises you can implement in this protocol.