Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review

LE Bolger, LA Bolger, C O'Neill… - Journal of Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Effects of physical activity on motor skills and cognitive development in early childhood: a systematic review

N Zeng, M Ayyub, H Sun, X Wen… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. This study synthesized literature concerning casual evidence of effects of various
physical activity programs on motor skills and cognitive development in typically developed …

Relationship of fundamental movement skills and physical activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review

B Holfelder, N Schott - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives This systematic review provides an overview of research elucidating the
relationship between fundamental movement skills (FMS) and physical activity (PA) in …

Exploring the relationship between fundamental motor skill interventions and physical activity levels in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AC Engel, CR Broderick, N van Doorn, LL Hardy… - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Physical activity provides many health benefits, yet few children meet the
physical activity recommendations. In school-age children, low proficiency in fundamental …

An integrated framework for the optimisation of sport and athlete development: A practitioner approach

JP Gulbin, MJ Croser, EJ Morley… - Journal of sports …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces a new sport and athlete development framework that has been
generated by multidisciplinary sport practitioners. By combining current theoretical research …

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 …

Fundamental movement skill proficiency amongst adolescent youth

W O'Brien, S Belton, J Issartel - Physical Education and Sport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Literature suggests that physical education programmes ought to provide
intense instruction towards basic movement skills needed to enjoy a variety of physical …

Preschool children's fundamental motor skills: a review of significant determinants

S Iivonen, AK Sääkslahti - Early Child Development and Care, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) affect children's physical, social, and cognitive
development. To plan successful interventions when promoting the development of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Early motor skill competence as a mediator of child and adult physical activity

PD Loprinzi, RE Davis, YC Fu - Preventive medicine reports, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …