Exploring the Relationship between Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch (Tripela Sports) Performance and Manipulative Tests of the Motor Competence Assessment Battery in Early Adolescents.

Rui Matos; Nuno Amaro; Nataniel Lopes; Pedro Costa; Miguel Jacinto; Filipe Rodrigues; Raul Antunes; Luís Coelho; Sergio J. Ibáñez; Isaac Estevan; Diogo Monteiro

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ERIC Number: EJ1477881

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2025

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Exploring the Relationship between Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch (Tripela Sports) Performance and Manipulative Tests of the Motor Competence Assessment Battery in Early Adolescents

Rui Matos^1,2; Nuno Amaro^1,2; Nataniel Lopes³; Pedro Costa¹; Miguel Jacinto^1,2; Filipe Rodrigues^1,2; Raul Antunes^1,2; Luís Coelho^1,2; Sergio J. Ibáñez³; Isaac Estevan⁴; Diogo Monteiro^1,2

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, v29 n3 p327-335 2025

Our aim in this study was to analyze associations between the two manipulative tests of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery and the Wall Drop Punt Kick & Catch (WDPK&C) motor task. One hundred and twelve early adolescents (60 boys; 52 girls; M age = 12.67, SD = 1.78 years) participated. Overall, strong correlations were found between the WDPK&C and the MCA manipulative tests, either separately (r = 0.802 for kicking, r = 0.762 for throwing) or collectively (r = 0.835). In boys, correlations between WDPK&C and MCA kicking (r = 0.722) and MCA throwing (r = 0.754) were similar. In girls, MCA kicking was more closely related to WDPK&C performance (r = 0.612) than MCA throwing (r = 0.330). These results reinforce the possible use of WDPK&C as a gross manipulative coordination test, either by itself or when integrated into motor competence batteries.

Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Early Adolescents, Gender Differences, Performance Tests, Competence, Age Differences, Body Weight, Body Height, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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Author Affiliations: ¹Polytechnic University of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal; ²Research Center in Sport, Health, and Human Development (CIDESD), Covilhã, Portugal; ³Facultad de Ciencia del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Espanha; ⁴Department of Teaching of Physical Education, Arts and Music. University of Valencia, Valencia, Espanha