This study aimed to examine the relationship between motor skills and social skills of preschool children regarding to age, gender, and body mass indexes. A total of 160 typically developing preschool children from the 5-6 age groups participated in the study. The families of the children gave consent forms to participate in the study. The Test of…

Aim of this study was to examine motor skills and quality of life values of Turkish children according to age and gender factor, and to examine the relationship between motor skills and quality of life values. The sample of the study comprised of 434 students in 8--10 age group (X¯= 9.17±0.80 years; BMI = 17.46±3.05 kg/m2; Weight = 32.45±8.30 kg;…

The main objective of the research is to examine the impact of regular implementation of Education Program made of CATCH Program Movement Activities on the locomotor and manipulative skills of preschool children. Implementation of Education Program made of CATCH Program Movement Activities was carried out in an independent preschool located in…

The aim of this cross-sectional study is to determine the fundamental motor skills (FMS) proficiency of children with mild intellectual disabled (MID) and to compare their FMS proficiencies in terms of age and gender. This study has three purposes. These are a) Defining the FMS proficiencies of the participants, b) Examining the FMS proficiencies…

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…

This study was conducted to examine the effects of sports activities other than soccer on 10-15-year-old soccer players' motor skills. The sample included 146 registered soccer players in the U category (U10-U15) of the Turkish Football Federation's Aslantepe, Çeliktepe and Seyrantepe clubs. The players participated in this study on a voluntary…

This study aims to investigate the effect of relative age effect on the development of fundamental movement skills in boys and girls. Data were collected from primary school first grade 22 boys and 33 girls students aged 5-6 years. Three age groups have been formed as 68-76, 77-80 and 81-89 months for boys, 71-75, 76-80 and 81-84 months for girls,…

The aim of this paper was to examine the selected physical and motoric characteristics of students with mild intellectual disabilities. The total number of the participants was 119 (54 females and 65 males) and the mean age was 10.78 ± 1.88 years. Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and body fat mass scores were collected…

In this study, the effect of core training on some motor features of university footballers has been examined. 36 footballers both studying at Mugla Sitki Koçman University in Mugla, Turkey and playing in amateur leagues participated in the study. 18 university footballers of Mugla Sitki Koçman University Sports Club who play in Mugla Super…