ArticlePerceptual and motor skills2021
Fundamental Movement Skill Proficiency Among British Primary School Children: Analysis at a Behavioral Component Level.
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- Comparative analysis of three process-oriented assessment tools for identifying fundamental motor skills proficiency in children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence of fundamental movement skill mastery in school-aged children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Characteristics of the Outdoor Environment Affording Physical Activity, Motor Competence, and Social Interactions in Children Aged 3-7 Years: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Multistakeholder Perspectives on the Determinants of Family Fundamental Movement Skills Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring the Relationship between Fundamental Movement Skills and Health-Related Fitness among First and Second Graders in Korea: Implications for Healthy Childhood Development.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Development of Basic Motor Skills from 3 to 10 Years of Age: Comparison by Sex and Age Range in Chilean Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Shoulder Movement-Centered Measurement and Estimation Scheme for Underarm-Throwing Motions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact and Implementation of an Early Years Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children 4-5 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effects of a 6-Week Swimming Intervention on Gross Motor Development in Primary School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Swimming on Fundamental Movement Skill Development in Children (3-11 Years): A Systematic Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Direct Parent Engagement to Improve Fundamental Movement Skills in Children: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Agreement between Force Platform and Smartphone Application-Derived Measures of Vertical Jump Height in Youth Grassroots Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring the motor skill proficiency barrier among children with intellectual disabilities: Analysis at a behavioural component level.PloS one · 2023Article
- Associations between Fundamental Movement Skills and Moderate-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity among Chinese Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Relationship between Parents' Physical Activity Level and the Motor Development Level and BMI of Their Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) proficiency is an important antecedent of physical activity for children and adolescents. Many studies report children's overall FMS proficiency to be low. However, in order to develop effective intervention strategies, it is critical to understand FMS proficiency at a behavioral component level. This study investigated British primary school children's FMS proficiency across all three FMS domains, reporting proficiency at both an individual skill level and at a behavioral component level. Participants were 219 primary school children, aged 7-10 years (Boys 111, girls 108) from central England. We assessed (a) eight FMS (run, jump, hop, skip, catch, overarm throw, underarm throw, stability) using the second and third revisions of the Test of Gross Motor Development, and (b) stability, using the rock skill from the Rudd stability assessment tool. We calculated descriptive statistics and frequencies for each FMS and their behavioral components. We explored gender differences using the Mann- Whitney U-test, and differences between school years using the Kruskal- Wallis test. There was a similar pattern in the prevalence of failure for behavioral components across skills, with children failing on components requiring (a) the simultaneous use of both upper and lower limbs and (b) contralateral actions. Detailed descriptive analysis of low proficiency levels highlighted co ordination and the process for power/force production. These data can be used to guide development and plan targeted interventions for the weakest skills and behavioral components of 7-10 year old British primary school children to increase their FMS levels.
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