A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out
Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is Motor Competence (MC). MC is a complex biocultural attribute and therefore, it...
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Luís Lopes Rute Santos Manuel Coelho-e-Silva Catherine Draper Jorge Mota Boris Jidovtseff Cain Clark Mirko Schmidt Philip Morgan Michael Duncan Wesley O’Brien Peter Bentsen Eva D’Hondt Suzanne Houwen Garret Stratton Kristine De Martelaer Claude Scheuer Christian Herrmann António García-Hermoso Robinson Ramírez-Vélez António Palmeira Erin Gerlach Rafaela Rosário Johann Issartel Irene Esteban-Cornejo Jonatan Ruiz Sanne Veldman Zhiguang Zhang Dario Colella Susana Póvoas Pamela Haibach-Beach João Pereira Bronagh McGrane João Saraiva Viviene Temple Pedro Silva Erik Sigmund Eduarda Sousa-Sá Manolis Adamakis Carla Moreira Till Utesch Larissa True Peggy Cheung Jaime Carcamo-Oyarzun Sophia Charitou Palma Chillón Claudio Robazza Ana Silva Danilo Silva Rodrigo Lima Isabel Mourão-Carvalhal Zeinab Khodaverdi Marcela Zequinão Beatriz Pereira António Prista César Agostinis-Sobrinho |
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Luís Lopes Rute Santos Manuel Coelho-e-Silva Catherine Draper Jorge Mota Boris Jidovtseff Cain Clark Mirko Schmidt Philip Morgan Michael Duncan Wesley O’Brien Peter Bentsen Eva D’Hondt Suzanne Houwen Garret Stratton Kristine De Martelaer Claude Scheuer Christian Herrmann António García-Hermoso Robinson Ramírez-Vélez António Palmeira Erin Gerlach Rafaela Rosário Johann Issartel Irene Esteban-Cornejo Jonatan Ruiz Sanne Veldman Zhiguang Zhang Dario Colella Susana Póvoas Pamela Haibach-Beach João Pereira Bronagh McGrane João Saraiva Viviene Temple Pedro Silva Erik Sigmund Eduarda Sousa-Sá Manolis Adamakis Carla Moreira Till Utesch Larissa True Peggy Cheung Jaime Carcamo-Oyarzun Sophia Charitou Palma Chillón Claudio Robazza Ana Silva Danilo Silva Rodrigo Lima Isabel Mourão-Carvalhal Zeinab Khodaverdi Marcela Zequinão Beatriz Pereira António Prista César Agostinis-Sobrinho A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health motor development motor coordination fundamental movement skills motor proficiency physical activity |
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Luís Lopes Rute Santos Manuel Coelho-e-Silva Catherine Draper Jorge Mota Boris Jidovtseff Cain Clark Mirko Schmidt Philip Morgan Michael Duncan Wesley O’Brien Peter Bentsen Eva D’Hondt Suzanne Houwen Garret Stratton Kristine De Martelaer Claude Scheuer Christian Herrmann António García-Hermoso Robinson Ramírez-Vélez António Palmeira Erin Gerlach Rafaela Rosário Johann Issartel Irene Esteban-Cornejo Jonatan Ruiz Sanne Veldman Zhiguang Zhang Dario Colella Susana Póvoas Pamela Haibach-Beach João Pereira Bronagh McGrane João Saraiva Viviene Temple Pedro Silva Erik Sigmund Eduarda Sousa-Sá Manolis Adamakis Carla Moreira Till Utesch Larissa True Peggy Cheung Jaime Carcamo-Oyarzun Sophia Charitou Palma Chillón Claudio Robazza Ana Silva Danilo Silva Rodrigo Lima Isabel Mourão-Carvalhal Zeinab Khodaverdi Marcela Zequinão Beatriz Pereira António Prista César Agostinis-Sobrinho |
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A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out |
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A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out |
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A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out |
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A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out |
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A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find Out |
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narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we know and what we need to find out |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is Motor Competence (MC). MC is a complex biocultural attribute and therefore, its study requires a multi-sectoral, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approach. MC is a growing area of research, especially in children and adolescents due to its positive association with a plethora of health and developmental outcomes. Many questions, however, remain to be answered in this field of research, with regard to: (i) Health and Developmental-related Associations of MC; (ii) Assessment of MC; (iii) Prevalence and Trends of MC; (iv) Correlates and Determinants of MC; (v) MC Interventions, and (vi) Translating MC Research into Practice and Policy. This paper presents a narrative review of the literature, summarizing current knowledge, identifying key research gaps and presenting questions for future investigation on MC in children and adolescents. This is a collaborative effort from the International Motor Competence Network (IMCNetwork) a network of academics and researchers aiming to promote international collaborative research and knowledge translation in the expansive field of MC. The knowledge and deliverables generated by addressing and answering the aforementioned research questions on MC presented in this review have the potential to shape the ways in which researchers and practitioners promote MC and physical activity in children and adolescents across the world. |
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motor development motor coordination fundamental movement skills motor proficiency physical activity |
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doaj-95aa41dd9bf0479bbd17f6c22c7769152020-12-23T00:04:19ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-12-0118181810.3390/ijerph18010018A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Know and What We Need to Find OutLuís Lopes0Rute Santos1Manuel Coelho-e-Silva2Catherine Draper3Jorge Mota4Boris Jidovtseff5Cain Clark6Mirko Schmidt7Philip Morgan8Michael Duncan9Wesley O’Brien10Peter Bentsen11Eva D’Hondt12Suzanne Houwen13Garret Stratton14Kristine De Martelaer15Claude Scheuer16Christian Herrmann17António García-Hermoso18Robinson Ramírez-Vélez19António Palmeira20Erin Gerlach21Rafaela Rosário22Johann Issartel23Irene Esteban-Cornejo24Jonatan Ruiz25Sanne Veldman26Zhiguang Zhang27Dario Colella28Susana Póvoas29Pamela Haibach-Beach30João Pereira31Bronagh McGrane32João Saraiva33Viviene Temple34Pedro Silva35Erik Sigmund36Eduarda Sousa-Sá37Manolis Adamakis38Carla Moreira39Till Utesch40Larissa True41Peggy Cheung42Jaime Carcamo-Oyarzun43Sophia Charitou44Palma Chillón45Claudio Robazza46Ana Silva47Danilo Silva48Rodrigo Lima49Isabel Mourão-Carvalhal50Zeinab Khodaverdi51Marcela Zequinão52Beatriz Pereira53António Prista54César Agostinis-Sobrinho55Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Estádio Universitário de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, PortugalSouth African Medical Research Council/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Chris Hani Road, Soweto, 2050 Johannesburg, South AfricaResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, Research Unit on Childhood, University of Liège, Allée des sports 2, 4000 Liège, BelgiumCentre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UKInstitute of Sport Science, University of Bern, Bremgartenstrasse 145, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandPriority Research Centre for Physical Activity & Nutrition, Faculty of Education & Arts, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaCentre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UKSchool of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education Programme, 2 Lucan Place, Western Road, University College Cork, T12 KX72 Cork, IrelandCenter for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej57, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, DenmarkDepartment of Movement and Sport Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, BelgiumInclusive and Special Needs Education Unit, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 38, 9712 TJ Groningen, The NetherlandsResearch Centre in Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Medicine, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Wales SA1 8EN, UKDepartment of Movement and Sport Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, BelgiumDepartment of Education and Social Work, Campus Belval, Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Luxembourg, Porte des Sciences 11, L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette, LuxembourgDepartment for Movement and Sports, Zürich University of Teacher Education, Lagerstrasse 2, LAC—H073 CH-8090 Zürich, SwitzerlandNavarrabiomed, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, 31008 Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Health Sciences, Navarrabiomed, CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, IdiSNA, Public University of Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, SpainCIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, 1749-024 Lisbon, PortugalEducational Sciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, D-14476 Potsdam, GermanyCampus de Gualtar Edifício 4, School of Nursing, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalSchool of Health and Human Performance, Multisensory Motor Learning Lab, Dublin City University, 9 Dublin, IrelandPROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity” Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Ctra. Alfacar, s/n, 18017 Granada, SpainPROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity Research Group (PROFITH), Department of Physical and Sports Education, School of Sports Science, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Ctra. Alfacar, s/n, 18017 Granada, SpainAmsterdam University Medical Center, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HVAmsterdam, The NetherlandsFaculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H9, CanadaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Virgilio Street, 71100 Foggia, ItalyResearch Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, University Institute of Maia, ISMAI, 4475-690 Maia, PortugalSport Studies & Physical Education Department, Kinesiology, College at Brockport, State University of New York, NY 14420, USAFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Estádio Universitário de Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, PortugalSt Patrick’s Campus, DCU Institute of Education, School of Arts Education & Movement, Drumcondra, 9 Dublin, IrelandCentro de Investigação em Educação, Campus de Gualtar, Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalSchool of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, CanadaResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalFaculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University Olomouc, třída Míru 117, 771 11 Olomouc, Czech RepublicResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalSchool of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education Programme, 2 Lucan Place, Western Road, University College Cork, T12 KX72 Cork, IrelandResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Sport Psychology, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Horstmarer Landweg 62b, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Kinesiology and Dance, New Mexico State University, 1572 Stewart St., Las Cruces, NM 88003, USADepartment of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartament of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Social Science & Humanities, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar, 01145 Temuco, ChileLaboratory of Adapted Physical Activity/Developmental and Physical Disabilities, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 71 Ethikis Antistasis str., 17238 Athens, GreecePROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity” Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Ctra. Alfacar, s/n, 18017 Granada, SpainBIND-Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti, ItalyResearch Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), Campus de Gualtar, Institute of Education, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalDepartment of Physical Education, Campus “Prof. Aloísio de Campos”, Federal University of Sergipe, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão 49100000, Sergipe, BrazilInstitute of Sport Science, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, AustriaResearch Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, PortugalDepartment of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, IranCenter for Health Sciences and Sports, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, R. Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis 88080-350, BrazilResearch Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), Campus de Gualtar, Institute of Education, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalFaculdade de Educação Física e Desporto, Universidade Pedagógica, Maputo 1104, MozambiqueResearch Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalLack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is Motor Competence (MC). MC is a complex biocultural attribute and therefore, its study requires a multi-sectoral, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approach. MC is a growing area of research, especially in children and adolescents due to its positive association with a plethora of health and developmental outcomes. Many questions, however, remain to be answered in this field of research, with regard to: (i) Health and Developmental-related Associations of MC; (ii) Assessment of MC; (iii) Prevalence and Trends of MC; (iv) Correlates and Determinants of MC; (v) MC Interventions, and (vi) Translating MC Research into Practice and Policy. This paper presents a narrative review of the literature, summarizing current knowledge, identifying key research gaps and presenting questions for future investigation on MC in children and adolescents. This is a collaborative effort from the International Motor Competence Network (IMCNetwork) a network of academics and researchers aiming to promote international collaborative research and knowledge translation in the expansive field of MC. The knowledge and deliverables generated by addressing and answering the aforementioned research questions on MC presented in this review have the potential to shape the ways in which researchers and practitioners promote MC and physical activity in children and adolescents across the world.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/1/18motor developmentmotor coordinationfundamental movement skillsmotor proficiencyphysical activity |