Does fundamental movement skill proficiency vary by sex, class group or weight status? Evidence from an Irish primary school setting

Kelly, Lisa; O’Connor, Siobhán; Harrison, Andrew J.; Chéilleachair, Niamh Ní

doi:10.1080/02640414.2018.1543833

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“…The mastery of object-control skills in this study was demonstrably lower than previously published figures among Irish adolescents [ 17 , 20 ] and Irish children [ 18 , 19 ]. While performance in the locomotor skills of the run and horizontal jump were below previous Irish standards, both the vertical jump and skip were comparable or higher than other Irish childhood and adolescent research [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 68 ]. In comparison with global studies, performances in the kick, dribble, and balance were lower than previously reported values in British children [ 69 ].…”

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Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

Philpott

Donovan

Belton

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Irish adolescents have been found to possess high perceptions of motor competence. However, there is an evidential value to investigating the strength of the relationship between adolescent perceptions of motor competence and their low levels of actual motor competence. The purpose of this research was to gather data on the fundamental, functional, and perceived motor competence in adolescents, differentiated by year group, to discern if participants could assess their perceptions of ability. Data were collected on adolescents (N = 373; mean age: 14.38 ± 0.87 years; 47.7% female) across six second-level schools in Ireland, including measurements of fundamental movement skills, functional movement, and perceived motor competence. Poor levels of fundamental and functional movement were observed, with significant differences between year groups detected. Participants in 1st year scored the highest in overall fundamental movement skills; however, for overall functional movement, 3rd-year participants scored highest. High levels of perceived motor competence were reported across the entire sample. These scores did not align with actual motor competence, nor did any alignment between these measurements improve with aging, countering theorized age-related associations. Future research should target low levels of actual motor competence while emphasizing the cognitive aspects of movement to ensure greater accuracy between actual and perceived motor competence.

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“…Both Irish childhood and adolescent research studies indicate subpar FMS levels [ 17 , 18 ]. One Irish study indicated that just over 50% of Irish children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old ( n = 2048) displayed proficiency across locomotor and object-control skills [ 19 ].…”

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Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

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Belton

et al. 2020

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“…However, locomotor skill total test score of boys was determined to be higher than that of girls. Kelly et al (2019) in their study with 414 Irish children between 6 and 12 years of age, did not find a significant difference between girls and boys according to TGMD-III locomotor test results depending on gender variable. Burns et al (2017a) analysed the relationship between gross motor skills and cardio-metabolic risk in children in 2017.…”

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Comparison of Gross Motor Skills of 8-10 Years Old Students Active in Different Sport Branches

Aydin

Gülaç

2019

Asian Journal of Education and Training

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The aim of this study was to investigate the basic motor skill levels of 8-10 years old children active in different sports branches according to TGMD-III test depending on the levels of gender and sports branches. The study encompassed 239 athletes of 8-10 age groups on a voluntary basis who had been doing sports for at least one year. The data required to achieve the objectives determined in the research were obtained using TGMD-III test protocol. Kurtosis-Skewness and Kolmagorov-Smirnov analyses were performed for normality test of data and it was found that the data were not distributed normally and so nonparametric tests were used. Mann Whitney U test was used for paired groups and Kruskal Wallis analysis was used for comparison of the others. In TGMD-III gender comparison of the athletes, a significant difference was found in total Locomotor tests, total object control and total TGMD-III (p<0.01). There are significant differences in the comparison of TGMD-III sports branch of the athletes in Locomotor tests total, object control tests total and TGMD-III overall total (p<0.01). As a result, the gross motor skills of the footballers were found to be significantly better compared to the other branches. It is thought that the difference between the branches resulted from the motoric and physiological characteristics required by the structures of the branches. In addition, sports age and training styles of the athletes are thought to have affected the measurement results.

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“…Las diferencias significativas de las practicantes de baloncesto en relación a las no practicantes, corroboran lo indicado por Kelly et al 29 , quienes indican que los niños y adolescentes que no practican de forma regular AF son menos competentes en patrones básicos y sus oportunidades de aprender se encuentran limitadas. No obstante, Pfeifer et al 30 , aplicando el FMS en deportistas jóvenes, universitarios y adultos afirman que la competencia motora global se desarrolla pronto en la vida y que no necesariamente mejora con la edad o la participación deportiva.…”

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“…Según Kelly et al 29 , identificar los niveles de competencia de habilidades básicas durante la edad escolar puede proporcionar información esencial para el desarrollo de programas de intervención con el objetivo de incrementar la confianza y competencia necesarias para la participación en actividades físicas a lo largo de la vida. La asignatura de EF puede influir positivamente en los niños y adolescentes en el desarrollo de patrones de habilidades básicas para que no tengan limitaciones en el aprendizaje de habilidades más complejas, haciendo de esta forma que se sientan más competentes motrizmente.…”

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Práctica extraescolar del baloncesto y calidad de movimiento en chicas adolescentes

Moreno¹,

Santana

Morillas

2020

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Objetivo: Valorar la calidad de movimiento aplicando el Functional Movement Screen (FMS) en chicas adolescentes de 12 a 13 años practicantes o no de baloncesto como actividad deportiva extraescolar. Método: Estudio descriptivo, comparativo y transversal donde participaron 47 chicas (24 practicantes de baloncesto y 23 no practicantes). Se utilizó la batería FMS, formada por siete pruebas: sentadilla profunda, paso de valla, estocada en línea, movilidad de hombro, elevación activa de la pierna recta, estabilidad del tronco en flexiones, estabilidad rotatoria del tronco. Resultados: el estadístico R de Spearman mostró una relación estadísticamente significativa de signo positivo entre la puntuación global del FMS y la práctica de AF extraescolar (p= ,023). Las chicas practicantes de baloncesto tienen mejor calidad de movimiento que las no practicantes, con diferencias estadísticamente significativas, puntuando mejor en todas las pruebas. Conclusión: se constata una relación entre la práctica del baloncesto y una mayor puntuación del FMS.

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Does fundamental movement skill proficiency vary by sex, class group or weight status? Evidence from an Irish primary school setting

Cited by 34 publications

References 39 publications

Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

Comparison of Gross Motor Skills of 8-10 Years Old Students Active in Different Sport Branches

Práctica extraescolar del baloncesto y calidad de movimiento en chicas adolescentes

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