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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Profiles of Primary School Children's Sports Participation and Their Motor Competencies.

Johanna Kress, Kathrin Bretz, Christian Herrmann, Patricia Schuler, Ilaria Ferrari

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Are There Differences in Motor Coordination Among Spanish Primary School Students?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025
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5 authors.

Johanna KressResearch Group Exercise and Sport, Zurich University of Teacher Education, 8090 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0003-7511-0589
Kathrin BretzResearch Group Exercise and Sport, Zurich University of Teacher Education, 8090 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4781-8232
Christian HerrmannResearch Group Exercise and Sport, Zurich University of Teacher Education, 8090 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4190-2361
Patricia SchulerCentre for Teaching Professions and Continuing Professional Development, Zurich University of Teacher Education, 8090 Zurich, Switzerland.
Ilaria FerrariCentre for Teaching Professions and Continuing Professional Development, Zurich University of Teacher Education, 8090 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2334-1900

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation 200840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesChildren participate in various organized and informal physical activities (PAs) in their leisure time, presenting diverse objectives and environments for motor and social development. However, current research often focuses on specific, mostly organized activities, overlooking the complexity of participation across different settings. This study aimed to (1) identify groups of children with similar characteristics based on their participation in five organized and informal sports activities and (2) examine how the groups differ regarding gender, age, BMI, motor competencies (MCs), and attendance in institutionalized care at school.

methodsThe study included

resultsA three-profile LPA model best fits the data, revealing differences in participation across individual and team sports, optional school sports, free play on the school playground, and informal activities during leisure time. Children involved more in team sports (profiles:

conclusionsChildren show different patterns of engagement in different interrelated organized and informal leisure PA contexts. These specific patterns and the children's MCs should be taken into account for the targeted promotion of PAs during leisure time.

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all-day schoolsinformal sportslatent profile analysisorganized sportsphysical activityprimary school

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PMID39594945
PMCPMC11593012

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