Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports

Study aim: While there is wide debate around specialization in one sport, there is a lack of information about fitness levels and motor competence of children participating in single or multiple sports.

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Main Authors: Salin Kasper, Huhtiniemi Mikko, Watt Anthony, Mononen Kaisu, Jaakkola Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-01-01
Series:Biomedical Human Kinetics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0001
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spelling doaj-a3e39810c1104c718887f472089e75a52021-10-03T07:42:45ZengSciendoBiomedical Human Kinetics2080-22342021-01-0113111010.2478/bhk-2021-0001Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sportsSalin Kasper0Huhtiniemi Mikko1Watt Anthony2Mononen Kaisu3Jaakkola Timo4Faculty of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandFaculty of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandCollege of Arts & Education, Victoria University, Melbourne, AustraliaResearch Institute for Olympic Sports, Jyväskylä, FinlandFaculty of Sport & Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, FinlandStudy aim: While there is wide debate around specialization in one sport, there is a lack of information about fitness levels and motor competence of children participating in single or multiple sports.https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0001accelerometerphysical fitnessmotor competencemulti-sportsingle sportlongitudinal
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author Salin Kasper
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Watt Anthony
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Jaakkola Timo
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Huhtiniemi Mikko
Watt Anthony
Mononen Kaisu
Jaakkola Timo
Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
Biomedical Human Kinetics
accelerometer
physical fitness
motor competence
multi-sport
single sport
longitudinal
author_facet Salin Kasper
Huhtiniemi Mikko
Watt Anthony
Mononen Kaisu
Jaakkola Timo
author_sort Salin Kasper
title Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
title_short Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
title_full Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
title_fullStr Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
title_full_unstemmed Contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
title_sort contrasts in fitness, motor competence and physical activity among children involved in single or multiple sports
publisher Sciendo
series Biomedical Human Kinetics
issn 2080-2234
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Study aim: While there is wide debate around specialization in one sport, there is a lack of information about fitness levels and motor competence of children participating in single or multiple sports.
topic accelerometer
physical fitness
motor competence
multi-sport
single sport
longitudinal
url https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2021-0001
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