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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025

Assessing fundamental motor skills proficiency in school-based sports physical education programs: implications for talent development.

Hubert Makaruk, E Kipling Webster, Jared Porter, Beata Makaruk, Anna Bodasińska, Janusz Zieliński, Paweł Tomaszewski, Marta Nogal, Marcin Starzak, Marcin Śliwa and 6 more

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Hubert MakarukFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
E Kipling WebsterDepartment of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
Jared PorterDepartment of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
Beata MakarukFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Anna BodasińskaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Janusz ZielińskiFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Paweł TomaszewskiFaculty of Physical Education, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marta NogalFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin StarzakFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Marcin ŚliwaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał BanaśFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał BiegajłoFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Agata ChaliburdaFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Bogusz SucheckiFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Bartosz MolikFaculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Jerzy SadowskiFaculty of Physical Education and Health in Biala Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

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Abstract

Introduction: Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are essential for fostering physical literacy, supporting talent development, and promoting public health in school-aged populations. This study aimed to evaluate FMS proficiency among students in school-based sports physical education (PE) programs, which offer sport-specific training, and compare it to students in traditional PE programs. A secondary aim was to examine whether these programs promote early specialization or early diversification in youth sport development. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 1,332 students (ages 10-14; 58% boys) from 12 schools across Poland, including 547 students in school-based sports PE programs and 785 in traditional PE. The Fundamental Motor Skills in Sport (FUS) test, a qualitative and process-oriented assessment tool, was used to evaluate FMS across six motor tasks: hurdles, jumping rope, forward roll, ball bouncing, ball throwing and catching, and kicking and stopping a ball. Participants were further categorized by sport: boys into basketball, track and field, soccer, and volleyball; girls into basketball, track and field, and volleyball. Results: Overall, FMS proficiency was at an "insufficient" level in both groups, with 72% of boys and 77% of girls in school-based sports PE programs, and 90% of boys and 92% of girls in traditional PE programs. Additionally, the analysis revealed a predominant emphasis on early specialization within school-based sports PE programs. Conclusions: Both school-based sports and traditional PE programs fail to ensure adequate FMS proficiency in students. The sport PE programs' curricular focus on early specialization over diversification may further restrict opportunities for motor competence development, with potential consequences for lifelong physical activity and the early stages of talent development.

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early specializationmotor behaviormotor competencephysical educationyouth

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PMCPMC12408699

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