Boys and girls have similar gains in fundamental motor skills across a preschool motor skill intervention

KK Palmer, D Harkavy, SM Rock… - Journal of Motor …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Motor skill interventions are effective for improving young children's fundamental
motor skills, but less is known regarding if boys and girls equally benefit from these …

The effectiveness of a community-based fundamental motor skill intervention in children aged 3–8 years: Results of the “Multimove for Kids” project

F Bardid, M Lenoir, F Huyben, K De Martelaer… - Journal of science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a 30-week
fundamental motor skill program in typically developing young children and to investigate …

Dose–response relationship: the effect of motor skill intervention duration on motor performance

LE Robinson, KK Palmer… - Journal of Motor …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: This study examined the effects of three different treatment doses of a motor
skill intervention (the Children's Health Activity Motor Program [CHAMP]) on changes in …

A systematic review of randomized and case‐controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of school‐based motor skill interventions in 3‐to 12‐year‐old children

LH Eddy, ML Wood, KA Shire… - Child: care, health …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Research suggests that children identified with impaired motor skills can
respond well to intensive therapeutic interventions delivered via occupational and physical …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of the CHAMP intervention on fundamental motor skills and outdoor physical activity in preschoolers

KK Palmer, KM Chinn, LE Robinson - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Physical activity (PA) and fundamental motor skills are important components of
current and future trajectories of health in young children. This study examined the effects of …

The effectiveness of a fundamental motor skill intervention in pre-schoolers with motor problems depends on gender but not environmental context

F Bardid, FJA Deconinck, S Descamps… - Research in …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effect of a 10-week fundamental motor skill programme in pre-
schoolers with motor problems. Alongside the general effect of the intervention, we also …

Influence of a motor skill intervention on fundamental motor skill development of disadvantaged preschool children

JD Goodway, CF Branta - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The influence of a 12-week (24, 45-min motor sessions) motor skill intervention on
fundamental motor skill (FMS) development of disadvantaged preschoolers was examined …

Motor skill development in low-income, at-risk preschoolers: A community-based longitudinal intervention study

LL Bellows, PL Davies, JB Courtney, WJ Gavin… - Journal of science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to:(1) determine the status of fundamental movement skill (FMS)
performance in low-income, at-risk preschoolers; and (2) evaluate the impact of the Food …

Promoting gross motor skills in toddlers: the active beginnings pilot cluster randomized trial

SLC Veldman, AD Okely… - Perceptual and motor …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a gross motor skill
program for toddlers. An 8-wk. skills program in which children practiced three skills was …

A Ball Skills Intervention in Preschoolers: The CHAMP Randomized Controlled Trial.

LE Robinson, SLC Veldman, KK Palmer… - Medicine and science …, 2017 - europepmc.org
Purpose Fundamental motor skills (FMS) contribute to positive health trajectories. A high
level of competence in ball skills (a subset of FMS) is a predictor for time spent in moderate …