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Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 5338

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Luis Lopes

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Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto. Rua Dr Plácido Costa, 91, 420-450 Porto, Portugal
Interests: motor competence; physical activity; physical fitness; sedentary behavior; school health promotion
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Prof. Dr. Rute Santos

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1. Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
2. Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health, Porto, Portugal
Interests: epidemiology; physical activity and health; public health; physical fitness
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Motor competence is a growing area of research due to its positive association with a plethora of health and developmental-related outcomes. The development of motor competence is the foundation for lifelong engagement in physical activity and sport, and it is known that early life experiences are essential to build strong motor and neurodevelopmental trajectories and to adopt healthy lifestyles.

This Special Issue on Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents is an opportunity to push forward scientific knowledge by addressing research gaps and by postulating future research questions aiming to improve our understanding of health, growth, and developmental-related associations and determinants of appropriate levels of motor competence.

Dr. Luis Lopes
Prof. Dr. Rute Santos
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • motor development
  • motor coordination
  • fundamental movement skills
  • motor proficiency
  • physical activity

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Effects of Chinese Martial Arts on Motor Skills in Children between 5 and 6 Years of Age: A Randomized Controlled Trial
by Bin Li, Ruijie Li, Haiquan Qin, Tao Chen and Jingyu Sun
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(16), 10204; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610204 - 17 Aug 2022
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Children’s motor skills can be fully developed only by the appropriate stimulation of physical activities and the environment, and the poor development of motor skills greatly increases the risk of cognitive impairment, obesity, and movement coordination disorder. This study aimed to examine the [...] Read more.
Children’s motor skills can be fully developed only by the appropriate stimulation of physical activities and the environment, and the poor development of motor skills greatly increases the risk of cognitive impairment, obesity, and movement coordination disorder. This study aimed to examine the effects of Chinese martial arts on the motor skills of preschool children aged 5–6 years through a randomized controlled trial. A total of 87 children aged 5–6 years served as participants in a martial arts sensory teaching group (MAST, n = 29), a martial arts traditional teaching group (MATT, n = 29), and a free activity group (FA, n = 29). The interventions were conducted twice weekly for a total of 10 weeks, with each session lasting 30 min. Children’s motor skills were assessed before and after the intervention using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2). The results indicated that the balance index scores in the MAST (p < 0.001) and MATT (p = 0.014) groups were significantly higher than those in the FA and that the MAST score was significantly higher than the MATT (p = 0.004). Meanwhile, the MAST was significantly higher in total scores on motor skills when compared to the FA (p = 0.039), and the MAST showed significantly higher scores on manual dexterity when compared to both the MATT (p = 0.021) and FA (p = 0.011). Chinese martial arts can significantly improve the balance ability of preschool children, and the MAST method was found to be better than that of the MATT. Meanwhile, the MAST had good potential for the development of preschool children’s manual dexterity and their overall level of motor skills. Full article
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Relationship between Running Spatiotemporal Kinematics and Muscle Performance in Well-Trained Youth Female Athletes. A Cross-Sectional Study
by Alejandro Castillo-Domínguez, Jerónimo C. García-Romero, Joaquín Páez-Moguer, Tomás Ponce-García, Miguel Medina-Alcántara and José Ramón Alvero-Cruz
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(16), 8869; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168869 - 23 Aug 2021
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the relationship of neuromuscular performance and spatiotemporal parameters in 18 adolescent distance athletes (age, 15.5 ± 1.1 years). Using the OptoGait system, the power, rhythm, reactive strength index, jump flying time, and jump height [...] Read more.
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the relationship of neuromuscular performance and spatiotemporal parameters in 18 adolescent distance athletes (age, 15.5 ± 1.1 years). Using the OptoGait system, the power, rhythm, reactive strength index, jump flying time, and jump height of the squat jump, countermovement jump, and eight maximal hoppings test (HT8max) and the contact time (CT), flying time (FT), step frequency, stride angle, and step length of running at different speeds were measured. Maturity offset was determined based on anthropometric variables. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of repeated measurements showed a reduction in CT (p < 0.000) and an increase in step frequency, step length, and stride angle (p < 0.001), as the velocity increased. The HT8max test showed significant correlations with very large effect sizes between neuromuscular performance variables (reactive strength index, power, jump flying time, jump height, and rhythm) and both step frequency and step length. Multiple linear regression found this relationship after adjusting spatiotemporal parameters with neuromuscular performance variables. Some variables of neuromuscular performance, mainly in reactive tests, were the predictors of spatiotemporal parameters (CT, FT, stride angle, and VO). Rhythm and jump flying time in the HT8max test and power in the countermovement jump test are parameters that can predict variables associated with running biomechanics, such as VO, CT, FT, and stride angle. Full article
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