The role of playgrounds in promoting children's health–a sco** review

J Schipperijn, CD Madsen, M Toftager… - International journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Active outdoor play is important for children's health and development, and
playgrounds provide good places for play. However, the importance of playground use for …

A skill acquisition perspective on the impact of exergaming technology on foundational movement skill development in children 3–12 years: a systematic review and …

L Oppici, FM Stell, T Utesch, CT Woods… - Sports medicine …, 2022 - Springer
Background Sedentary, digital screen time in children represents a major concern due to its
detrimental effect on children's development. Nowadays, however, advances in technology …

Associations between motor competence and physical activity levels of children with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder: Movement matters

SL Taylor, SJ Downs, JR Rudd… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Motor competence is important for lifelong physical activity (PA). The current study aimed to
examine associations between PA and motor competence. In total, 43 children aged 7–12 …

The Relationship Between Motor Competence and Landing Error Scoring System Performance in Youth Soccer Players

MJ Duncan, T Heering, J Tallis… - The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Duncan, MJ, Heering, T, Tallis, J, Guimaraes-Ferreira, L, Martins, R, Crotti, M,
Barnett, L, Lander, N, and Lyons, M. The relationship between motor competence and …

Improving fundamental movement skills during early childhood: An intervention map** approach

AP Dobell, MA Faghy, A Pringle, CMP Roscoe - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
The earlier in life that a child can begin mastering fundamental movement skills (FMS), the
more positive their physical activity (PA) trajectories and health outcomes are. To achieve …

Low Motor Competence or Developmental Coordination Disorder? An Overview and Framework to Understand Motor Difficulties in Children

P Tamplain, J Cairney - Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a condition defined by
poor motor proficiency in children in the absence of neurological conditions or other …

Impact and Implementation of an Early Years Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children 4–5 Years

CMP Roscoe, N Taylor, N Weir, RJ Flynn, A Pringle - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the cornerstone of a child's motor development, but
concerns remain on the current level of FMS competencies, and intervention is required …

Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents: An Investigation of Sex Differences and Relatedness Between Fundamental Movement Skills and Functional Movement

C Philpott, B Donovan, S Belton… - … and Motor Skills, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In prior research, Irish youth displayed poor motor competence across fundamental
movement skills (FMS) and functional movements (FM). Our purpose in this study was to …

Examining the mediating role of muscle quantity in adolescents: associations with adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and cardiometabolic risk …

N Leite, MC Tadiotto, FB de Moraes Junior… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the mediation role of muscle quantity in the
relationship between physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in …

Motor Competence between Children with and without Additional Learning Needs: A Cross-Sectional Population-Level Study

AB Richards, HG Barker, E Williams, N Swindell… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to examine associations in motor competence between children
with additional learning needs (ALN) and typically develo** children. This cross-sectional …