Relationship between sports participation and the level of motor coordination in childhood: A longitudinal approach

Vandorpe, Barbara; Vandendriessche, Joric; Vaeyens, Roel; Pion, Johan; Matthys, Stijn; Lefevre, Johan; Philippaerts, Renaat; Lenoir, Matthieu

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2011.09.006

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“…However, previous studies in the area have produced contradictory results as to whether motor coordination can be improved as an outcome of intensive sport-related practice [6,[10][11][12]20]. The results of this study provide evidence highlighting that motor coordination skills assessed across adolescence demonstrate greater variability than previously reported [5,6]. One reason for the discrepancy is the different age of the participants, which was higher in the current study.…”

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“…The motor learning literature has typically detailed that motor coordination is a relatively stable and agerelated construct [5,6]. However, previous studies in the area have produced contradictory results as to whether motor coordination can be improved as an outcome of intensive sport-related practice [6,[10][11][12]20].…”

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“…This is because motor coordination has been shown to be a strong predictor of athletic success in childhood and adolescence [2][3][4][5][6]. Motor coordination has been described as a relatively stable general physical construct that includes various aspects of motor ability [6,7]. In this study, motor coordination is delineated by the characteristics measured within the KTK-test protocol (Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder) [8,9].…”

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“…For example, Vandorpe et al [6] in their longitudinal study recognized that children between 6 and 9 years of age demonstrated stable patterns in relation to motor coordination. Their findings revealed that even active participation in sports club activities for over 3 years did not have a contributing effect on the development of motor coordination.…”

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Differences in the motor coordination abilities among adolescent gymnasts, swimmers, and ice hockey players

Jaakkola¹,

Watt²,

Kalaja³

2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. Motor coordination is proposed to be a relatively stable age-related construct, unlikely to be influenced by aligned experiential factors such as intensive sport-specific training. The purpose of the study is to investigate if there are differences in motor coordination abilities among young artistic gymnasts, swimmers, and ice hockey players. Methods. The participants of the study were 508 female and 258 male adolescents (age, M = 12.80, SD = 1.10) comprising artistic gymnasts (n = 463), swimmers (n = 70), and ice hockey players (n = 233). The KTK-test protocol was used to analyse their gross motor coordination abilities.Results. The results of the study demonstrated that gymnasts scored better than ice hockey players and swimmers in the test of walking backwards along a beam, and better than ice hockey players in total motor coordination, hopping over an obstacle, and the test of moving sideways on wooden boards. However, ice hockey players scored higher than swimmers and gymnasts in the test of jumping from side to side. Subsequently, swimmers obtained better results in the test of moving sideways on wooden boards as compared with ice hockey players. Conclusions. The study results indicate that intensive sport-specific training may extend young athletes' motor coordination characteristics in the ability areas representative of the sport in which they engage.

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Differences in the motor coordination abilities among adolescent gymnasts, swimmers, and ice hockey players

Jaakkola¹,

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Kalaja³

2018

Hum Mov.

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“…There are several studies which have analysed associations between the degree of motor coordination and sports participation [7][8][9][10]. In general, these previous findings have indicated a positive correlation between motor coordination and sports participation.…”

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The relationships between gross motor coordination and sport-specific skills in adolescent non-athletes

Chagas¹,

Ozmun²,

Batista³

2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. While the usefulness of gross motor coordination score as predictor of sports performance in young athletes has been demonstrated, practical applications in the settings where the focus is not on elite performance is limited. Further, little is known about the extent to which gross motor coordination score is associated with sport-specific skills among adolescent nonathletes. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between the degree of gross motor coordination and execution in specific volleyball tests among adolescent non-athletes. Methods. The total of 34 students (27 females and 7 males) aged 13-14 years who regularly participated in volleyball during physical education classes were randomly recruited. Gross motor coordination was assessed with the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder. Motor performance on volley-specific skills was indicated by two product-oriented tasks: volleyball under service and service reception. correlation and linear regression analyses were applied to examine the associations between motor coordination scores and motor performance in volley-specific skills. Results. Motor coordination score was positively correlated with motor performance on specific skills (r = 0.503, p = 0.02). Linear regression analysis revealed that motor coordination score accounted for 23% of the variance in the motor performance on volleyball skills (R 2 = 0.253, R 2 adjusted = 0.230, F = 10.836, p = 0.02). Conclusions. The degree of gross motor coordination seems to play a significant role in the execution of specific volleyball tasks. Key words: motor skills, adolescents, volleyball, physical education, school sports Citation: chagas DV, Ozmun J, Batista LA. The relationships between gross motor coordination and sport-specific skills in adolescent non-athletes. Hum Mov.

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Gross Motor Development

Payne

Chang

2020

The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development

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Gross motor development is a significant part of overall human motor development. Gross movements are those generated from the action of large muscles or large muscle groups, as opposed to fine movements, which are produced via action of the small muscles or muscle groups. Development, in this context, refers to the changes experienced across time, as one matures, in the performance of these movements. When gross and fine movements are integrated, meaningful human movements are generated. Examples of important and developing gross movements of childhood include certain infant reflexes (e.g., walking and crawling reflexes), voluntary movements (e.g., crawling, rolling over), locomotor skills (e.g., running, skipping), and object control skills (e.g., throwing, kicking a ball).

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Relationship between sports participation and the level of motor coordination in childhood: A longitudinal approach

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Differences in the motor coordination abilities among adolescent gymnasts, swimmers, and ice hockey players

Differences in the motor coordination abilities among adolescent gymnasts, swimmers, and ice hockey players

The relationships between gross motor coordination and sport-specific skills in adolescent non-athletes

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