Physical literacy, physical activity and health: Toward an evidence-informed conceptual model

J Cairney, D Dudley, M Kwan, R Bulten, D Kriellaars - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Physical literacy (PL) provides a powerful lens for examining movement in relation to
physical activity (PA) and motor skill outcomes, environmental context, and broader social …

The relationship between motor competence and physical fitness from early childhood to early adulthood: a meta-analysis

T Utesch, F Bardid, D Büsch, B Strauss - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Motor competence and physical fitness are important factors for promoting
positive trajectories of health over time. In 2008, Stodden and colleagues developed a …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental motor skills, screen-time, and physical activity in preschoolers

EK Webster, CK Martin, AE Staiano - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the associations among preschoolers fundamental motor skills, screen-
time, physical activity (PA), and sedentary behavior (SB). Methods Children ages 3–4years …

Motor competence levels and developmental delay in early childhood: A multicenter cross-sectional study conducted in the USA

A Brian, A Pennell, S Taunton, A Starrett… - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objectives Developmental delay in motor competence may limit a
child's ability to successfully participate in structured and informal learning/social …

A hitchhiker's guide to assessing young people's motor competence: Deciding what method to use

F Bardid, G Vannozzi, SW Logan, LL Hardy… - Journal of science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To offer a user's guide to select appropriate measures of motor competence for
children and adolescents. Design Expert consensus among a working group of the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental correlates of motor competence in children—the skilled kids study

D Niemistö, T Finni, EA Haapala, M Cantell… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environment, physical activity (PA) and motor development are tightly interwoven during
childhood. We examined the associations of environmental factors with motor competence …

Normative values of the motor competence assessment (MCA) from 3 to 23 years of age

LP Rodrigues, C Luz, R Cordovil, P Bezerra… - Journal of science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Growing evidence of the importance of motor competence for developing a
healthy lifestyle has been established in the last decade. Nonetheless, no single instrument …

Variability of practice as an interface between motor and cognitive development

C Pesce, R Croce, TD Ben-Soussan… - … Journal of Sport and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In this commentary, we highlight intriguing commonalities between the research areas of
exercise and cognition and motor skill development and learning. While these two research …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-teaching styles approach and active reflection: Effectiveness in improving fitness level, motor competence, enjoyment, amount of physical activity, and …

PL Invernizzi, M Crotti, A Bosio, L Cavaggioni, G Alberti… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Physical education (PE) researchers sustain that the teaching styles adopted by PE teachers
play a key role in defining children's positive experiences during lessons and have a …

[HTML][HTML] The longitudinal relationship between motor competence and measures of fatness and fitness from childhood into adolescence

RA Lima, A Bugge, AK Ersbøll, DF Stodden… - Jornal de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Objectives: To examine longitudinal (seven years) relationships among cardiorespiratory
fitness (VO2peak), body fatness, and motor competence. Method: Data were collected as …