ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Association between Functional Movement Screen Scores and Athletic Performance in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Development and Content of Movement Quality Assessments in Athletic Populations: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Emergency medical technicians with impaired functional movement patterns have poorer dynamic balance and muscle flexibility: a cross-sectional study.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Injury risk assessment using the functional movement screen in college physical education majors: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Association between functional movement quality, core stability, and athletic performance in male university basketball players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Fundamental Movement/Motor Skills as an Important Component of Physical Literacy and Bridge to Physical Activity: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Examining physical and technical performance among youth basketball national team development program players: a multidimensional approach.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical Function Training Strategies for Improving Tennis Players' Baseline Movement Stroke Ability.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2025Article
- Collegiate Student-Athlete Perception of Value and Programming Barriers in Pre-Participation Movement Screen Implementation.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Assessment of functional movement screen and performance parameters of wrestlers using inertial sensors.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The Relationship between Functional Movement Quality and Speed, Agility, and Jump Performance in Elite Female Youth Football Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The application of modified functional movement screen as predictor of training injury in athletes.Heliyon · 2024Article
- ISAK-Based Anthropometric Standards for Elite Male and Female Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Association between physical activity and functional movement screening among university students in an adaptive physical course.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024Article
- Using a golf specific functional movement screen to predict golf performance in collegiate golfers.PeerJ · 2024Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
This study systematically reviews the literature examining the relationship between Fundamental Movement Screen (FMS©) scores and athletic performance in youth. We searched English-language papers on PubMed/MEDLINE, SportsDiscus, CINAHL, and EBSCO for the following inclusion criteria: Participants aged between 11 and 17 years, studies had to include the Functional Movement Screen© (FMS©) and at least one of the following performance outcomes, highlighted by athletic development models (i.e., long-term athletic development (LTAD), youth physical development (YPD)): agility, speed, power, strength, endurance, and balance (YPD), fitness (LTAD), or sport-specific skill (LTAD and YPD). A total of 3146 titles were identified, with 13 relevant studies satisfying the inclusion criteria after full-text screening. The results of this systematic review suggest that children and youth who score highly on the FMS© also tend to have better scores for agility, running speed, strength, and cardiovascular endurance. The strength of associations was weak to moderate in nature. Only one study was considered or controlled for biological maturation in their analysis. These results provide evidence that, while there is a relationship between FMS© scores and tests of athletic performance in youth, they are not the same thing and should be considered conceptually different constructs.
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