Adaptation of the Resistance Training Skills Battery for Use in Children Across the Motor Proficiency Spectrum

Bebich-Philip, Marc Daniel; Thornton, Ashleigh; Reid, Sharon J.; Wright, Kemi; Furzer, Bonnie

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“…Physical activity guidelines for youth stress the importance of muscular strength as a health-related factor (Strong, et al, 2005;Bebich-Philip et al, 2016) and the World Health Organization aims to increase participant numbers in muscle strengthening activity (WHO, 2010). Engagement in appropriate resistance training (RT) by children and youth has been shown to be safe, resulting in gains in a number of variables related to health including increased muscular strength, endurance, power, and improved body composition (Lloyd, et al, 2014, Faigenbaum, et al, 2013Faigenbaum, et al, 2005).…”

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Construct validity of the resistance training skills battery in children aged 7-10 years

Duncan

Lawson

Hurst

et al. 2018

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The current study sought to examine the construct validity of the Resistance Training Skills Battery for Children (RTSBc), a movement screen purported to assess resistance training skill in children. Children aged 7-10 years (n = 27, 21 males, 6 females) undertook measures of resistance training skill via the RTSBc, motor competence and muscular fitness. Using a median split for RTSBc scores, children were categorised as high or low resistance training competence. Univariate ANCOVAs, controlling for maturation, were used to examine whether measures of muscular fitness and motor competence scores differed as a function of RTSBc competence. Children who were classified as high for resistance training competence had significantly better motor competence (P = .001) and significantly faster 10 m sprint speed (P = .001). However, medicine ball throw and standing long jump scores as well as peak and average isokinetic muscle strength did not differ as a function of RTSBc (P > 0.05). In all cases maturation was significant as a covariate. This study is the first to demonstrate construct validity of the RTSBc as a measure of general motor competence and sprint speed, but not strength, in children aged 7-10 years.

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Construct validity of the resistance training skills battery in children aged 7-10 years

Duncan

Lawson

Hurst

et al. 2018

Journal of Sports Sciences

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“…Confidence will be assessed using the validated six-item High-Intensity Interval Training Self-efficacy Questionnaire 47. Competence will be assessed using video analysis of a selection of skills from the Resistance Training Skills Battery (ie, push-ups, lunge, squat and front support chest touch), which has been validated among typically developing adolescents48 and among children with varying degrees of motor skill proficiency 49…”

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“…47 Competence will be assessed using video analysis of a selection of skills from the Resistance Training Skills Battery (ie, push-ups, lunge, squat and front support chest touch), which has been validated among typically developing adolescents 48 and among children with varying degrees of motor skill proficiency. 49 Externalising behaviours Teachers will complete a Student Behaviour Questionnaire 50 for each student at baseline, 6 months, and 9 months. The questionnaire consists of 10 statements, regarding students' classroom behaviours, observed over the previous 6 months, which are rated using a 3-point Likert scale.…”

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Time-efficient physical activity intervention for older adolescents with disability: rationale and study protocol for the Burn 2 Learn adapted (B2La) cluster randomised controlled trial

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IntroductionPhysical activity declines during adolescence, with the lowest levels of activity observed among those with disability. Schools are ideal settings to address this issue; however, few school-based interventions have been specifically designed for older adolescents with disability. Our aim is to investigate the effects of a school-based physical activity programme, involving high-intensity interval training (HIIT), on physical, mental and cognitive health in older adolescents with disability.Methods and analysisWe will evaluate the Burn 2 Learn adapted (B2La) intervention using a two-arm, parallel group, cluster randomised controlled trial with allocation occurring at the school level (treatment or waitlist control). Secondary schools will be recruited in two cohorts from New South Wales, Australia. We will aim to recruit 300 older adolescents (aged 15–19 years) with disability from 30 secondary schools (10 in cohort 1 and 20 in cohort 2). Schools allocated to the intervention group will deliver two HIIT sessions per week during scheduled specialist support classes. The sessions will include foundational aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises tailored to meet student needs. We will provide teachers with training, resources, and support to facilitate the delivery of the B2La programme. Study outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 6 months (primary endpoint), and 9 months. Our primary outcome is functional capacity assessed using the 6 min walk/push test. Secondary outcomes include physical activity, muscular fitness, body composition, cognitive function, quality of life, physical literacy, and on-task behaviour in the classroom. We will also conduct economic and process evaluations to determine cost-effectiveness, programme acceptability, implementation, adaptability, and sustainability in schools.Ethics and disseminationThis study has received approval from the University of Newcastle (H-2021–0262) and the New South Wales Department of Education (SERAP: 2021257) human research ethics committees. Findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals, and key stakeholders will be provided with a detailed report following the study.Trial registration numberAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry Number: ACTRN12621000884808.

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“…The RTSBc is a resistance training specific skill competency, which is based on a youth version developed by Lubans et al, with both the youth and child version previously validated. 26,27 It was administered according to procedures previously published by Bebich-Philip et al and is appropriate for children. 27 For the purpose of this study and to allow comparison between the strength (e.g., dynamometry) and other neuromuscular performance measures (e.g., 5RM), only the combined score for the two lower limb resistance skills (e.g., squat and step up) were utilised (range 0-10 points).…”

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Exploring associations between neuromuscular performance, hypermobility, and children’s motor competence

Wright

Furzer

Licari

et al. 2020

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Adaptation of the Resistance Training Skills Battery for Use in Children Across the Motor Proficiency Spectrum

Abstract: This study has demonstrated the interrater and intrarater reliability of the RTSBc for children with varying levels of motor proficiency. The RTSBc can be used reliably within and between-raters to assess the RT skill competency of children.

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Construct validity of the resistance training skills battery in children aged 7-10 years

Construct validity of the resistance training skills battery in children aged 7-10 years

Time-efficient physical activity intervention for older adolescents with disability: rationale and study protocol for the Burn 2 Learn adapted (B2La) cluster randomised controlled trial

Exploring associations between neuromuscular performance, hypermobility, and children’s motor competence

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