Relationship Between Fundamental Motor Skill Competence and Physical Activity During Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to synthesize the evidence of the relationship between fundamental motor skills (FMS) competence and physical activity by qualitatively describing results from 13 studies that met rigorous inclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria: (a) published in a peer-review journal, (b) participants were between the ages of 3–18, (c) participants were typically developing, (d) FMS was measured by a process-oriented assessment, (e) assessed physical activity, (f) related FMS and physical activity through statistical procedures, and (g) printed in English. Databases were searched for relevant articles using key terms related to FMS and physical activity. Evidence suggested low to moderate relationships between FMS competence and physical activity in early childhood (r = .16 to .48; R2 = 3–23%, 4 studies), low to high relationships in middle to late childhood (r = .24 to .55; R2 = 6–30%, 7 studies), and low to moderate relationships in adolescence (r = .14 to .35; R2 = 2–12.3%, 2 studies). Across ages, object control skills and locomotor skills were more strongly related to physical activity for boys and girls, respectively. Future research should emphasize experimental and longitudinal research designs to provide further understanding of the relationship between FMS competence and physical activity.

Motor Performance in Basic Skills of Children Participants and Nonparticipants of Oriented Sport Practice

“…O fato de crianças estarem envolvidas com esporte durante a infância pode ser um fator que contribua para a aquisição e o refinamento de habilidades motoras básicas 15,[17][18][19][20][21]23 . Isto é, à medida que a criança explora as oportunidades que o ambiente proporciona, as habilidades motoras são refinadas de modo que há aumento de competência e, consequentemente, maior capacidade de se adaptar às exigências do contexto 16,[30][31][32] . Neste caso, oportunidades de prática esportiva orientada, ou seja, prática sistematizada fora do contexto de aulas de educação física podem ampliar a quantidade de estímulos ambientais, de forma a contribuir com o processo de aquisição e diversificação de habilidades básicas 15,33 .…”

A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Effects of a Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

“…is not effective, the impact of the intervention itself will be limited. This trend is also demonstrated overall in FMS interventions for general populations (Logan et al, 2011(Logan et al, , 2015Morgan et al, 2013). Even when demonstrating overall positive potential, without including how the intervention was done, it is unlikely that the study outcomes could be replicated.…”

“…Recent research has started to demonstrate the importance of building motor skills (Cattuzzo et al, 2016;Logan et al, 2015) and the role motor development plays in other developmental processes for children with ASD (Bedford et al, 2016;Landa & Kalb, 2012). Further, recent research has demonstrated that the development of motor skills for children with ASD is delayed in comparison to peers, starting at an early age (Lloyd et al, 2013) and continuing into adolescence (Staples & Reid, 2010).…”

“…As with the results of Lloyd et al's (2014) In another systematic review, Logan, Webster, Getchell, Pfeiffer, and Robinson (2015) analyzed 13 studies of FMS competence and physical activity published between 2001 and 2013 that included 10,534 participants across three countries (Australia, n = 8;…”

“…To inform motor interventions in ASD, it is important to understand what has been done in other populations. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been done on FMS interventions with children and youth (Logan, Webster, Getchell, Pfeiffer, & Robinson, 2015;Lubans et al, 2010;Morgan et al, 2013) and with individuals with developmental delays (Kirk & Rhodes, 2011) and severe/profound intellectual disabilities (Houwen, van der Putten, & Vlaskamp, 2014). Motor interventions have also been designed based on behavior analytics (Alstot, Kang, & Alstot, 2013), which is a common intervention strategy for addressing the needs of ASD.…”