The Motor skills At Playtime intervention improves children's locomotor skills: A feasibility study

KK Palmer, AL Miller, SK Meehan… - Child: care, health and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Interventions are needed to teach fundamental motor skills (FMS) to
preschoolers. There is a need to design more practical and effective interventions that can …

[PDF][PDF] Study protocol: the effect of a fundamental motor skills intervention in a preschool setting on fundamental motor skills and physical activity: a cluster randomised …

A Engel, C Broderick, R Ward, B Parmenter - Clin Pediatr OA, 2018 - researchgate.net
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the building blocks to specialist movements that are
used throughout one's life in all forms of physical activity (PA) and sports involvement. FMS …

[PDF][PDF] Does intervening in childcare settings impact fundamental movement skill development?

KB Adamo, S Wilson, ALJ Harvey… - Medicine & Science in …, 2016 - academia.edu
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 …

Effect of a fundamental motor skills intervention on fundamental motor skill and physical activity in a preschool setting: a cluster randomized controlled trial

A Engel, C Broderick, N van Doorn… - Pediatric …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To determine the effect of a 12-week fundamental motor skill (FMS) program on
FMS and physical activity (PA) on preschool-aged children. Method: A cluster randomized …

Promoting gross motor skills and physical activity in childcare: a translational randomized controlled trial

RA Jones, AD Okely, T Hinkley, M Batterham… - Journal of Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Educator-led programs for physical activity and motor skill development show
potential but few have been implemented and evaluated using a randomized controlled …

Physical education interventions improve the fundamental movement skills in kindergarten: A systematic review and meta-analysis

B Li, J Liu, B Ying - Food Science and Technology, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the foundation for the development of advanced motor
skills. To assess the effect of physical activity intervention on the promotion of FMS and …

Interventions to improve fundamental motor skills in pre-school aged children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Van Capelle, CR Broderick, N van Doorn… - Journal of science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

The effect of a physical activity intervention on preschoolers' fundamental motor skills—A cluster RCT

NS Wasenius, KP Grattan, ALJ Harvey… - Journal of science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the effect of a physical activity intervention delivered in the childcare
centres (CC), with or without a parent-driven home physical activity component, on children's …

Interventions to promote fundamental movement skills in childcare and kindergarten: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Wick, CS Leeger-Aschmann, ND Monn, T Radtke… - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) lays the foundation for being
physically active and developing more complex motor skills. Improving these motor skills …

Getting the fundamentals of movement: a meta‐analysis of the effectiveness of motor skill interventions in children

SW Logan, LE Robinson, AE Wilson… - Child: care, health and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The development of fundamental movement skills (FMS) is associated with positive health‐
related outcomes. Children do not develop FMS naturally through maturational processes …