Competence in fundamental motor skills (FMS) facilitates physical activity participation and
is important for children's holistic development. This study aimed to systematically review the …

Background Fundamental movement skill (FMS) competence is positively associated with
physical activity (PA). However, levels of both FMS and PA are lower than expected. Current …

Objective To develop sex-specific and age-specific international norms for the 20 m shuttle
run test (20mSRT) in children and youth (aged 9–17 years), and to estimate the prevalence …

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

OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged
children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS). METHODS: Cross …

Early childhood is a critical period for the development of fundamental movement skills
(FMS). Children who do not master FMS are more likely to experience failure in the motor …

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

Students' proficiency in three object control and three locomotor skills were assessed in
2000 (M age= 10.06 years, SD= 0.63) in New South Wales, Australia and in 2006–07 (M …

NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2010 is the fourth in a series of
monitoring surveys that have been conducted in NSW. The survey provides a …

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