In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing
the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of …

Context: There is increased growth in sports participation across the globe. Sports
specialization patterns, which include year-round training, participation on multiple teams of …

Physical literacy has become an increasingly influential concept in the past few decades,
and is being woven into education, sport, and recreation policy and practice, particularly in …

A central aim of Physical Education (PE) is the promotion of basic motor competencies
(“Motorische Basiskompetenzen”[MOBAK]). These are the necessary prerequisites for …

Current recommendations for physical activity in children overlook the critical importance of
motor skill acquisition early in life. Instead, they focus on the quantitative aspects of physical …

Objective: In order to effectively promote physical activity (PA) during childhood, and across
the lifespan, a better understanding of the role of early motor skill development on child and …

Motor competence in childhood is an important determinant of physical activity and physical
fitness in later life. However, childhood competence levels in many countries are lower than …

Abstract Lloyd, RS, Oliver, JL, Faigenbaum, AD, Howard, R, De Ste Croix, MBA, Williams,
CA, Best, TM, Alvar, BA, Micheli, LJ, Thomas, DP, Hatfield, DL, Cronin, JB, and Myer, GD …

This cross-sectional study examined fundamental movement skill competency among
deprived preschool children in Northwest England and explored sex differences. A total of …

Given that children with low movement skill competence engage in less physical activity, it is
important to understand how children's perceptions relate to actual movement competence …