Gross Motor Competence and Peak Height Velocity in 10- to 14-Year-Old Canadian Youth: A Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Sheehan, Dwayne P.; Lienhard, Karin
Titel	Gross Motor Competence and Peak Height Velocity in 10- to 14-Year-Old Canadian Youth: A Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 23 (2019) 1, S.89-98 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1091-367X
DOI	10.1080/1091367X.2018.1525385
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Preadolescents; Motor Development; Body Height; Physical Education; Performance Tests; Psychomotor Skills; Gender Differences; Scores; Physical Development; Child Development; Canada; Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Motorische Entwicklung; Körpergröße; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsermittlung; Leistungsmessung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Körperliche Entwicklung; Kindesentwicklung; Kanada
Abstract	The objective of this study was to evaluate gross motor competence and growth spurt in Canadian youth. Eighty-two children (38 boys, 44 girls) were assessed over a time period of five years. Growth rate was measured quarterly; motor competence was evaluated once per year using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. Peak height velocity (PHV) occurred at a significantly younger age in the girls (11.3 ± 0.4 years) than the boys (13.4 ± 0.3 years; p < 0.001), and growth rate during PHV was significantly greater in the boys than the girls (2.8 ± 1.3 vs. 2.0 ± 0.7 cm/quarter; p = 0.003). Gross motor competence outcomes were significantly above the North American normative scores (p < 0.05) over the measured time period. After the occurrence of PHV, strength, strength/agility, and gross motor skill significantly decreased in girls (p < 0.01), and running speed/agility significantly decreased in boys (p < 0.05). This finding emphasizes that motor competence in pre-adolescent children may suddenly decrease after their growth spurt. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01