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Moving well-being well: investigating the maturation of fundamental movement skill proficiency across sex in Irish children aged five to twelve

Behan, Stephen orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3085-2792, Belton, Sarahjane orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-9672-6276, Peers, Cameron, O'Connor, Noel E. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4033-9135 and Issartel, Johann orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1016-1409 (2019) Moving well-being well: investigating the maturation of fundamental movement skill proficiency across sex in Irish children aged five to twelve. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (22). pp. 2604-2612. ISSN 0264-0414

Abstract
Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are the basic building blocks of more advanced, complex movements required to participate in physical activity. This study examined FMS proficiency across the full range of Irish primary school children (n = 2098, 47% girls, age range 5–12 years). Participants were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development, 3rd edition (TGMD-3), Victorian Fundamental Movement skills manual, and the balance subtest from the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2 (BOT-2). Independent sample t-tests and a one way between groups ANOVA with planned comparisons were used analyse sex and age differences. Mastery or near mastery of skills ranged from 16% for overhand throw, to 75.3% for run. Girls scored significantly higher than boys in the locomotor and balance subtests with the boys outperforming the girls in object control skills. Improvements in ability can be seen over time (F(8,1968) = 70.18, p < 0.001), with significant increases in FMS proficiency seen up to the age of 10, after which proficiency begins to decline. The findings demonstrate the low levels of FMS proficiency amongst Irish primary school children, the differences between sex that exist, and highlights the need for more programmes that focus on developing these FMS at an early age.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Fundamental movement skills; FMS; TGMD-3; motor competence; motor development; physical activity
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Exercise
Medical Sciences > Health
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance
Research Initiatives and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Publisher:Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1651144
Copyright Information:© 2019 Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Grant Number SFI/12/RC/2289,, European Regional Development Fund, GAA’s Research and Games Development department, Dublin GAA
ID Code:24189
Deposited On:21 Feb 2020 11:50 by Stephen Behan . Last Modified 16 Jul 2020 03:30
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