… The aim of the present meta-analysis was to synthesize the evidence on the relationship
between motor competence and components of physical fitness from early childhood to early …

… motor competence and physical activity were age- and sex-adjusted. To examine the individual
stability of physical activity and motor competence … model where motor competence was …

… ‘Motor competence’ is a global term used in this paper to … (ie, motor proficiency, motor
performance, fundamental movement/… defined as early childhood [2–5 years], middle childhood [6–…

… motor competence in early childhood using a wide variety of motor skills within the large item
bank of a motor … , it is expected that the construct of motor competence in this age group will …

… of the relationship between actual MC and PA in early childhood [21]. However, most of the
studies conducted on early childhood are cross-sectional and involve limited sample sizes […

… motor competence levels in the USA are relatively unknown. The purposes of this study were
to explore motor competence … and across childcare site predictors of motor competence, …

… assess motor competence, which does not permit separate consideration of fine and gross
motor … test of intervention effects on fine and gross motor skills individually. Finally, the current …

… relationships between early‐life motor competence, and skeletal … that greater motor
competence in early childhood would be … , levels of PA, or motor competence in later childhood. …

… The study aims were to (1) identify perceived motor competence (PMC) and actual motor
competence (AMC) profiles in children at two time points (early and middle childhood) 3 years …

… early childhood (defined as ages 3 to 8 years for the purpose of this thesis), motor competence
can be reflected by the ability to proficiently execute fundamental motor skills (FMS). FMS …