Motor competence and its effect on positive developmental trajectories of health

LE Robinson, DF Stodden, LM Barnett, VP Lopes… - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
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 …

Motor competence and health related physical fitness in youth: A systematic review

MT Cattuzzo, R dos Santos Henrique, AHN Ré… - Journal of science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to review the scientific evidence on associations between motor
competence (MC) and components of health related physical fitness (HRPF), in children and …

Do school-based interventions focusing on physical activity, fitness, or fundamental movement skill competency produce a sustained impact in these outcomes in …

SK Lai, SA Costigan, PJ Morgan, DR Lubans… - Sports Medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background There is emerging evidence for positive associations between physical activity
(PA), fitness, and fundamental movement skill (FMS) competence, for both children and …

What is physical literacy, really?

P Jurbala - Quest, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Development of foundational movement skills: A conceptual model for physical activity across the lifespan

RM Hulteen, PJ Morgan, LM Barnett, DF Stodden… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Evidence supports a positive association between competence in fundamental movement
skills (eg, kicking, jumping) and physical activity in young people. Whilst important …

[HTML][HTML] A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: What we know and what we need to find out

L Lopes, R Santos, M Coelho-e-Silva, C Draper… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and
premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the …

Identifying a motor proficiency barrier for meeting physical activity guidelines in children

A De Meester, D Stodden, J Goodway, L True… - Journal of science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives This study examined the existence of a threshold level (proficiency barrier) of
actual motor competence (MC) below which a child is not likely to attain 60 min of moderate …

Reconceptualizing and operationalizing Seefeldt's proficiency barrier: Applications and future directions

A Brian, N Getchell, L True, A De Meester, DF Stodden - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
In 1980, Seefeldt introduced the concept of a motor skill “proficiency barrier” that provides a
conceptual basis for understanding the importance of a motor skill barrier as it relates to …

Sixty minutes of what? A developing brain perspective for activating children with an integrative exercise approach

GD Myer, AD Faigenbaum, NM Edwards… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
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 …

The relationship between actual motor competence and physical activity in children: mediating roles of perceived motor competence and health-related physical …

Z Khodaverdi, A Bahram, D Stodden… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether perceived motor competence and
components of health-related physical fitness mediated the relationship between actual …