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 …

Background Gross motor competence confers health benefits, but levels in children and
adolescents are low. While interventions can improve gross motor competence, it remains …

Goal-oriented play activity encourages children to exercise and triggers the movement of
body muscles. Active muscles are stronger, more agile, faster, and more powerful. Purpose …

As the development of movement skills are so crucial to a child's involvement in lifelong
physical activity and sport, the purpose of this study was to assess the motor proficiency of …

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 …

Objectives Childhood obesity is negatively associated with fundamental movement skill and
motor coordination, which in turn constrains physical activity participation and adherence …

Objective: To examine the impact of circus arts instruction in physical education (PE) on the
physical literacy of children in Grades 4 and 5. Methods: A clustered, quasi-experimental …

The physical stimulation is critical for childhood development (Timmons, Naylor & Pfeiffer,
2007; Trudeau & Shephard, 2008). It is through motor exploration that children's self …

Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) proficiency is an important antecedent of physical
activity for children and adolescents. Many studies report children's overall FMS proficiency …

This study compared performances and motor delay classifications for the Test of Gross
Motor Development-2nd edition (TGMD-2) and the Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder (KTK) …