کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2708071 1144885 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Relationship between sports participation and the level of motor coordination in childhood: A longitudinal approach
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ارتوپدی، پزشکی ورزشی و توانبخشی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Relationship between sports participation and the level of motor coordination in childhood: A longitudinal approach
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesThis study examined the stability of motor coordination and the relationship between motor coordination and organized sports participation over time.DesignLongitudinal design.MethodsA total of 371 children between six and nine years of age at initial testing completed a test battery measuring motor coordination in three consecutive years and a questionnaire on their club sports participation in year 1 and year 3 of testing.ResultsCorrelation coefficients revealed the motor coordination of children to be a highly stable factor, ranging from 0.662 (6–8 years) to 0.873 (7–9 years). Results of the Repeated Measures ANOVA indicated that children who consistently practiced sports in a club environment over the three years of testing displayed better coordination levels than children who only partially participated or did not participate in a club environment at all. Moreover, stability was further indicated as consistent sports participation over time and changes or lack thereof did not substantially influence the development of motor coordination over time. In addition, the basic level of motor coordination and the amount of club sports participation significantly predicted sports participation two years later.ConclusionThe importance of the stability of motor coordination levels in childhood and its role in determining organized sports participation may have implications for talent identification purposes as well as potential health-related benefits in childhood and throughout the lifespan.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - Volume 15, Issue 3, May 2012, Pages 220–225
نویسندگان
, , , , , , , ,