OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with children's motor skills. DESIGN: Cross-
sectional. METHODS: Australian preschool-aged children were recruited in 2009 as part of a …

PURPOSE: Cross-sectional evidence has demonstrated the importance of motor skill
proficiency to physical activity participation, but it is unknown whether skill proficiency …

Background The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether perceived sports
competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and …

Objectives To determine the associations between young children's actual and perceived
object control and locomotor skills and physical activity and whether associations differ by …

We investigated child, family, and environmental factors associated with young children's
perceptions of locomotor (LM) and object control (OC) skills. The participants comprised 472 …

This study aimed to examine the contribution of objective measures of physical fitness
(musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory), physical activity, and motor skill to motor …

Purpose To identify the social-ecological correlates associated with fundamental movement
skills at the child, family, and environment levels in young children. Methods Preschool …

Objectives To assess the effect of a physical activity intervention delivered in the childcare
centres (CC), with or without a parent-driven home physical activity component, on children's …

Objectives Preschoolers 3–5 years of age are in a crucial stage of motor skill competence.
While preschoolers develop their motor skill competence through engagement in physical …

Background Gross motor competence confers health benefits, but levels in children and
adolescents are low. While interventions can improve gross motor competence, it remains …