Background: Normal motor development and adequate levels of physical activity
engagement during the early years of life form the foundation of long-term psychological and …

Objectives To examine if the associations between motor competence and physical activity
and musculoskeletal fitness change over time, whether motor competence is associated with …

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

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 Research indicates that childhood motor competence (MC) can predict physical
activity (PA) levels later in life and it has been argued that frequently engaging in a wide …

The goal of this cross-sectional study was to further explore the relationships between motor
competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight …

Background Almost half of young children do not achieve minimum recommendations of 60
daily minutes in physical activity. Physical activity is potentially an important determinant of …

Objective Previous work is conflicted regarding the relationship between motor skill
development and physical activity. One potential explanation for this equivocality is the …

Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between
physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of …

OBJECTIVES. Youth with better motor abilities may find it easier to be physically active and
may be more likely to engage in physical activity compared with peers with poorer motor …