Do Irish Adolescents Have Adequate Functional Movement Skill and Confidence?

O’Brien, Wesley; Duncan, Michael; Farmer, Orlagh; Lester, Diarmuid

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“…A previously developed tool to assess perceived functional movement competence amongst an Irish adolescent population was employed in this study to measure the PMC of participants in their functional movement proficiency [ 22 ]. As per the FMS scale outlined above, small modifications were made to refer to ‘how well can you perform’, rather than ‘how confident you are’, which is in accordance with the recommended alignment between PMC and FMS assessment [ 59 ].…”

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“…Similar to the McGrane et al (2016) protocol, participants were asked to rate their competence at performing the identified seven FMS™ tasks, based on a Likert-scale format of 1–10, in which a score of 1 indicated being not at all competent, and a score of 10 indicated being very competent. As the seven FMS™ tasks are non-sport specific and participants may not be familiar with the movements, a visual image alongside the question was provided, similar to empirically validated pictorial instruments for assessing FMS perceived competence [ 22 , 61 , 62 ]. Previous test–retest reliability coefficients for this perceived functional movement competence scale ranged from 0.82 to 0.93, which showed that the scores across this instrument were stable over time [ 22 ].…”

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“…Furthermore, a lack of time in PE may undermine FMS development in the primary years, with 18% of Irish children receiving less than 30 min of PE per week [ 3 ]. To nurture both FMS proficiency and PA levels, both functional movement and perceived motor competence could be deemed essential ingredients for consideration [ 22 ].…”

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“…Both functional movement and FMS fit this description, and their associations indicate that assessing both elements in an assessment battery would be highly pertinent. By diversifying both the range of movements assessed and assessment batteries used in MC testing through the inclusion of functional movement, a more rounded perspective of MC would be gathered, which reflects the greater diversity of PA opportunities available to an individual across their lifespan [ 22 , 28 ].…”

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“…The Functional Movement Screen TM (FMS TM ) is the pre-eminent assessment tool within the field of functional movement patterns, and this instrument seeks to detect asymmetries or pain when performing these critical movements [ 29 ]. Irish studies indicate that adolescents possess poor levels of functional movement [ 20 , 22 ]. These figures are lower than previously cited global figures found among Indian adolescents [ 30 ] and in American populations [ 23 , 31 ].…”

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Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

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Irish adolescents have been found to possess high perceptions of motor competence. However, there is an evidential value to investigating the strength of the relationship between adolescent perceptions of motor competence and their low levels of actual motor competence. The purpose of this research was to gather data on the fundamental, functional, and perceived motor competence in adolescents, differentiated by year group, to discern if participants could assess their perceptions of ability. Data were collected on adolescents (N = 373; mean age: 14.38 ± 0.87 years; 47.7% female) across six second-level schools in Ireland, including measurements of fundamental movement skills, functional movement, and perceived motor competence. Poor levels of fundamental and functional movement were observed, with significant differences between year groups detected. Participants in 1st year scored the highest in overall fundamental movement skills; however, for overall functional movement, 3rd-year participants scored highest. High levels of perceived motor competence were reported across the entire sample. These scores did not align with actual motor competence, nor did any alignment between these measurements improve with aging, countering theorized age-related associations. Future research should target low levels of actual motor competence while emphasizing the cognitive aspects of movement to ensure greater accuracy between actual and perceived motor competence.

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The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background The Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS™) is an assessment of human movement that may signal potential deficits that could predispose an otherwise healthy person to injury risk. FMS™ scores are well reported in both athletic and adult samples. However, to date, there has been no comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of FMS™ data among school-aged children and adolescents. Objective We aimed to systematically review and analyse functional movement proficiency of children and adolescents, specifically when assessed using the FMS™, and to establish initial normative values for the FMS™ in this population group and to further estimate differences in functional movement proficiency between the sexes, by school level (i.e., between primary and secondary school-level children and adolescents), and based on differences in child and adolescent body mass index (BMI). Methods In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, prospective studies were identified from searches across eight databases (MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Web of Science, EMBASE, ERIC, PsychINFO and PubMed), without any date restrictions, up to December 2020. The primary meta-analysis estimated the overall FMS™ score for school-aged children and adolescents across published studies. An additional three subgroup meta-analyses estimated comparisons for FMS™ data with school level, sex, and BMI across published studies. FMS™ data were meta-analysed using a number of different meta packages (Schwarzer et al. in Meta-Analysis with R, 1st ed, Springer International Publishing, Berlin, 2015), available in R Studio. Results A total of 19 articles were included in the systematic review. Meta-analysis revealed a weighted FMS™ mean score of 14.06, with a standardised Tau value of 0.56, signalling a moderate-to-large degree of variability in FMS™ means between studies. The difference in FMS™ means between samples of males (weighted FMS™ mean 13.91) and females (weighted FMS™ mean 14.56) was compatible with a possible small effect size (standardised mean difference − 0.27). The variability in FMS™ means between studies was approximately five times greater in samples of secondary school children (factor difference in Tau values 5.16). The final meta-regression identified a negative association between BMI and FMS™ scores (r = − 0.42), which signalled a moderate-to-large difference in FMS™ scores between healthy weight and overweight children/adolescents. Conclusion This systematic review and meta-analysis represents a novel and important synthesis of published FMS™ data from groups of children and adolescents. The study signals possible sex- and age-related differences in FMS™ scores, as well as a clear negative relationship between BMI and functional movement proficiency. More longitudinal research is needed to better understand the developmental trajectory and the effects of maturation milestones on FMS™ proficiency. Additional research is also needed to identify the types of interventions that could improve functional movement proficiency among ‘at risk’ groups, who are susceptible to functional movement deficiency, and whether changes in body composition mediate the relationship between these interventions and the improvement of FMS™ scores.

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Small fish, big pond: The role of health-related fitness and perceived athletic competence in mediating the physical activity-motor competence relationship during the transition from primary to secondary school

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2019

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Do Irish Adolescents Have Adequate Functional Movement Skill and Confidence?

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Cited by 28 publications

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Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

Investigating the Age-Related Association between Perceived Motor Competence and Actual Motor Competence in Adolescence

The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Small fish, big pond: The role of health-related fitness and perceived athletic competence in mediating the physical activity-motor competence relationship during the transition from primary to secondary school

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