ArticleHeliyon2024
Effect of functional training on fundamental motor skills among children: A systematic review.
Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Changes in body composition and low-grade inflammation status in boys during a basketball afterschool program for three years.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Maximizing sprint performance among adolescent sprinters: a controlled evaluation of functional, traditional, and combined training approaches.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
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- Effect of an Intervention Program on Gross Motor Skills in Peruvian Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of a 36-week functional training program versus traditional physical education on physical fitness in male adolescents: a longitudinal school-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Differential Effects of Individually Adapted Challenge-Oriented Heidelberg Ballschule Activities Versus Static Version on Motor Competence and Affective Engagement in 9-11-Year-Old Female Children.BioMed research international · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the foundation of children's movement, requiring tailored training and guidance for development. As an emerging training method, functional training is optimistic in promoting the development of children's fundamental motor skills. However, current studies have not assessed the effect of functional training on fundamental motor skills. This review aims to address this gap by evaluating the effects of functional training on fundamental motor skills. Design: A search was conducted in five databases: PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, and SPORT Discus, from January 2000 to June 2023. Method: This search followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Results: The results of the search identified a total of twenty-six articles. Improvements were primarily demonstrated in the three main areas of fundamental motor skills: locomotor skills (n = 17), balance skills (n = 10), and object control skills (n = 2). Conclusions: The results suggest that functional training programs can improve children's fundamental motor skills. Existing evidence also concludes that functional training significantly impacts locomotor and balance skills, whereas further research is required to confirm its positive effects on object control skills.
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