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Mark David Williams; Bernard Liew; Fabio Castro; Gary Davy; Jason Moran – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare acceleration outputs of the parkour-style "tic tac" action with those of the drop jump and the lay-up shot in youth basketball players. A total of 25 participants (17 boys, 13.80 ± 1.30 years of age; and eight girls, 15.00 ± 0.80 years of age) completed three trials of each action…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Team Sports, Athletics, Motor Development
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Caterina Pesce; Emiliano Mazzoli; Clarice Martins; David Stodden – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
The purpose of this position paper is to raise awareness of intriguing interdisciplinary intersections among physical activity, motor learning/development, creativity, and cognition. A major intersection is the potential of physical activity that involves the effortful learning of novel and/or complex movement actions to elicit cognitive…
Descriptors: Motor Development, Physical Activity Level, Creativity, Learning
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Nana A. Kwofie; Xanne Janssen; John J. Reilly – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Background: Several studies have reported low adherence to World Health Organization sedentary behavior (SB) guidelines in the early years. The purpose of this review is to examine the associations between time spent in different types of SB (screen time and habitual SB) and motor competence (MC; fundamental motor skills, fine and gross motor…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Computer Use, Television Viewing, Physical Activity Level
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Stephanie A. Palmer; Katherine Q. Scott-Andrews; Nancy G. Ramirez; Alec McKheen; Leah E. Robinson – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Indoor and outdoor home space may support physical activity (PA) and enhance motor skills (MS). However, there is limited knowledge about how indoor and outdoor home space affect PA and MS parent-child dyads. This cross-sectional study examined whether indoor and outdoor home spaces affect PA and MS in children and their parents. MS was measured…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Parent Child Relationship, Family Environment
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Jin Bo; Bo Shen; YanLi Pang; Mingting Zhang; Yuan Xiang; Liangsan Dong; Yu Song; Patricia Lasutschinkow; Alina Dillahunt; Jiayou Shen; Dan Li – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Social functioning plays a crucial role in motor performance for children with autism spectrum disorders. In this study, we investigated whether the social abilities of children with autism spectrum disorders influence their acquisition of trained fundamental motor skills and their capacity to transfer learning to untrained fundamental motor…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Psychomotor Skills, Program Effectiveness, Children
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Lianne van Setten; Marleen H. M. de Moor; Mirjam Oosterman; Carlo Schuengel; Annick Ledebt – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Although studies have reported links between parental physical activity and their children's motor and physical activity behaviors, understanding of this link remains incomplete and evidence inconclusive. This study explored whether children's motor coordination, fitness, and sports participation are related not only to mothers' sports…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Mother Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship