The General Motor Ability Hypothesis: An old idea revisited [PDF]
, 2018 While specific motor abilities have become a popular explanation for motor performance, the older, alternate notion of a general motor ability should be revisited.
Hands, Beth +2 more
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Teaching strategies for promoting motor creativity and motor skill proficiency in early childhood
Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2021 Existing research provides ambiguous evidence for associations between motor competency and motor creativity. Therefore, this study examined the association between motor skill proficiency and motor creativity. The Test of Gross Motor Development (second
M. Marinšek, Nina Lukman
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Run, Jump, Throw and Catch: How proficient are children attending English schools at the Fundamental Motor Skills identified as key within the school curriculum? [PDF]
, 2019 This study examined proficiency levels in fundamental motor skills (FMS) in children within Key Stage 1 and 2 of the English school system. Four hundred and ninety-two children aged 6–9 Years old (245 boys, 247 girls) from school Years Two (n = 130 ...
Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) +16 more
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The Effect of Functional Play towards Gross Motor Skill for Children with Autism
Journal of ICSAR, 2018 The development of gross motor skill for children with autism mostly is not appropriate with their chronological age. Particularly, it is occurred to the coordination ability such as throwing and catching ball, which emphasized on the strength, endurance,
Susi Marta Handayani +2 more
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Actual and perceived motor competence levels of Belgian and United States preschool children [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: The present study examined the motor competence of preschool children from Belgium and the United States (US), and the influence of perceived motor competence on actual motor competence.
Bardid, Farid +5 more
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Early motor skill competence as a mediator of child and adult physical activity
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2015 Objective: In order to effectively promote physical activity (PA) during childhood, and across the lifespan, a better understanding of the role of early motor skill development on child and adult PA is needed. Methods: Here, we propose a conceptual model
Paul D. Loprinzi +2 more
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Developing physical activity interventions for children with a visual impairment:lessons from the First Steps initiative [PDF]
, 2019 Children with a visual impairment are less active than their sighted peers. Yet they are born with the potential to match their sighted peers’ motor skill competency and levels of physical fitness.
Lord, Rhiannon, Scally, Jennifer
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Sports Nutrition and Gross Motor Skill Development in Youth Athletes: A Literature Review
Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPAThis study explores the relationship between sports nutrition and gross motor skill development in young athletes, focusing on maintaining optimal nutrition levels.
Setyo Purwanto, Yovhandra Ockta
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JMIR Serious Games, 2023 BackgroundMany studies have started integrating virtual reality (VR) into neurorehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy (CP).
Seyma Kilcioglu +3 more
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Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2019 Purpose: Physical activity (PA) and fundamental motor skills are important components of current and future trajectories of health in young children.
Kara K. Palmer +2 more
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