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Bidirectional Relationship over Time between Body Mass Index and Fundamental Movement Skill Domains Measured by a Process-Oriented Method in Childhood: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study
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Maria Kasanen; Arto Laukkanen; Donna Niemistö; Asko Tolvanen; Francisco Ortega; Arja Sääkslahti – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
The worldwide increase in childhood overweight and obesity underscores the need to study variables like fundamental movement skill (FMS) levels from early childhood. This study investigated the bidirectional longitudinal relationship between body mass index (BMI) and process-oriented FMSs, including locomotor skills and object control skills in…
Descriptors: Time, Body Composition, Psychomotor Skills, Children
Do Fundamental Movement Skill Domains in Early Childhood Predict Engagement in Physical Activity of Varied Intensities Later at School Age? A 3-Year Longitudinal Study
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Maria Kasanen; Arto Laukkanen; Donna Niemistö; Jimi Kotkajuuri; Nanne-Mari Luukkainen; Arja Sääkslahti – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2023
This study was conducted to determine how total fundamental movement skill (FMS) score and, separately, locomotor skill (LMS), and object control skill scores in children 3-8 years old predicted their specific-intensity physical activity 3 years later. Overall, 441 Finnish children (51.7% female, baseline mean age of 5.6 years) participated in the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activity Level, Children, Predictor Variables
Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Fitness Are Key Correlates of Tactical Soccer Skill in Grassroots Soccer Players Aged 8-14 Years
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Duncan, Michael J.; Clarke, Neil D.; Bolt, Lee; Eyre, Emma; Roscoe, Clare M. P. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
One hundred and twenty-one children (58 boys and 63 girls) aged 8-14 years (mean ± SD = 12 ± 1 years) who were regularly engaged in grassroots soccer participated in this study. Participants undertook assessments of fundamental movement skill (FMS) using the Test of Gross Motor Development-3, perceived ability using the Perceived Physical Ability…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Motor Development
Validation of a Follow-Through Developmental Sequence for the Overarm Throw for Force in University Students
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Beseler, Bradley; Mesagno, Christopher; Spittle, Michael; Johnson, Nicola F.; Harvey, Jack; Talpey, Scott; Plumb, Mandy S. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the follow-through on thrown ball velocity, potentially justifying inclusion of the follow-through in Roberton's five critical components. Method: Seventy-eight University students participated in the overarm, dominant hand, throwing task, which involved throwing a standard tennis…
Descriptors: Physics, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Gender Differences
Self-Perceptions, Parents' Perceptions, Metaperceptions, and Locomotor Skills in Adolescents with Visual Impairments: A Preliminary Investigation
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Stribing, Alexandra; Pennell, Adam; Gilbert, Emily N.; Lieberman, Lauren J.; Brian, Ali – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Individuals with visual impairments (VI) trend toward lower motor competence when compared with peers without VI. Various forms of perception often affects motor competence. Thus, it is important to explore factors that influence forms of perception and their differential effects on motor competence for those with VI. Therefore, the purposes of…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Parent Attitudes, Metacognition, Psychomotor Skills
Validation of a Backswing Developmental Sequence for the Overarm Throw for Force
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Beseler, Bradley; Williams, Kathleen; Plumb, Mandy S. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
Background: Roberton's movement components are used to assess fundamental motor skills as segmental developmental sequences. In 1991, Haywood, Williams and VanSant determined that original developmental sequences proposed for the backswing levels of the overarm throw did not encompass all ages. Their study of older throwers identified two new…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motion, Motor Development, Physical Activities