2016. Purpose: Knowing that motor skills will not develop to their full potential without
opportunities to practice in environments that are stimulating and supportive, we evaluated …

Motor competence and physical fitness are important for the development of positive
trajectories of health over time (Robinson et al., 2015). In their conceptual model, Stodden et …

The health benefits of a physical active lifestyle and physical fitness from a young age are
widely recognized as beneficial. This study examined the relationship between physical …

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 …

Objectives Mastery in-fundamental motor skills (FMS) is associated with increased physical
activity (PA) in school-aged children; however, there is limited research on pre-schoolers (3 …

Physical activity is a vital component of overall health and development. It has been widely
proven that physical activity has beneficial effects on many aspects of physiological …

The health benefits of adequate physical activity levels for children are well reported.
However, we cannot assume that children will choose to be sufficiently active of their own …

The physical education environment is a key opportunity to intervene because of access to
children and adolescents for the purpose of increasing physical activity participation and …

Objective: To evaluate how different physical activity (PA) interventions (traditional,
exergaming, and teacher/parent education) impacted children's motor skills (object control …

Self-regulatory skills are broadly defined as the ability to manage emotions, focus attention,
and inhibit some behaviors while activating others in accordance with social expectations …