Through the looking glass: A systematic review of longitudinal evidence, providing new insight for motor competence and health

LM Barnett, EK Webster, RM Hulteen, A De Meester… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Introduction In 2008, a conceptual model explaining the role of motor competence (MC) in
children's physical activity (PA), weight status, perceived MC and health-related fitness was …

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 …

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 …

Is muscular fitness associated with future health benefits in children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

A García-Hermoso, R Ramírez-Campillo, M Izquierdo - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background No previous systematic review has quantitatively examined the association
between muscular fitness during childhood and adolescence and health parameters later in …

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 …

Correlates of gross motor competence in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LM Barnett, SK Lai, SLC Veldman, LL Hardy, DP Cliff… - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Gross motor competence confers health benefits, but levels in children and
adolescents are low. While interventions can improve gross motor competence, it remains …

Fundamental motor skills: A systematic review of terminology

SW Logan, SM Ross, K Chee, DF Stodden… - Journal of sports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The three aims of this systematic review are to describe:(1) use of the term fundamental
motor/movement skills (FMS) in published articles;(2) the quality of definitions; and (3) …

Fundamental movement skills: An important focus

LM Barnett, D Stodden, KE Cohen… - … of teaching in …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Recent international conference presentations have critiqued the promotion of
fundamental movement skills (FMS) as a primary pedagogical focus. Presenters have called …

The relationship between actual and perceived motor competence in children, adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A De Meester, LM Barnett, A Brian, SJ Bowe… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Actual and perceived motor competence are important correlates of various
health-related behaviors. As such, numerous studies have examined the association …

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 …