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

ABSTRACT BARNETT, L. M, E. VAN BEURDEN, PJ MORGAN, LO BROOKS, and JR
BEARD. Does Childhood Motor Skill Proficiency Predict Adolescent Fitness? Med. Sci …

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 …

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

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. 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 …

Background: Perceptions of competence mediate the relationship between motor skill
proficiency and physical activity among older children and adolescents. This study …

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 …

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 Positive associations between motor competence and physical activity have
been identified by means of variable-centered analyses. To expand the understanding of …