al., 2000 , 2001 ; Lee et al., 2008 ; Thelen et al., 1996 ). Upper extremity movements are some of the very first motor behaviors in infancy and are considered foundational for an infant to optimally explore their environment for sensorimotor experiences that are important for the development of motor
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Spatial, But Not Temporal, Kinematics of Spontaneous Upper Extremity Movements Are Related to Gross and Fine Motor Skill Attainment in Infancy
Rachel Bican, Linda Lowes, Lindsay Alfano, Michael McNally, Emily Durbak, Xueliang Pan, and Jill Heathcock
Identifying Fundamental Motor Skills Building Blocks in Preschool Children From Brazil and the United States: A Network Analysis
Clarice Martins, E. Kipling Webster, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, and Amanda E. Staiano
during or after the tests. The time taken to assess each child was approximately 40 min. All skills were video recorded and later assessed by trained assessors who did not administer the tests and had prior experience coding this assessment. Per manual guidelines, raters systematically observed the video
Prefrontal Cortex Activity in Siblings With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder: An Exploratory Study
Mandy S. Plumb, Megan Charity, Kimberly Milla, Barry Bodt, and Nancy Getchell
for an alternative). Siblings help control for experiential differences in family child-rearing practices. Furthermore, twins reduce impact of different ages and experiences. Interestingly, recent work by Hilton, Zhang, Whilte, Klohr, and Constantino ( 2012 ) looked at motor impairment in sibling
Changes in Muscle Control After Learning to Direct Pedal Forces in One-Legged Pedaling
Sangsoo Park, Richard Van Emmerik, and Graham E. Caldwell
). Methods Participants Fifteen healthy recreational cyclists (11 males and four females; 25.8 ± 4.5 years; 1.72 ± 0.1 m tall; 67.2 ± 9.8 kg) with no previous competitive or one-legged cycling experience participated. An informed consent form approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of
Soccer Skill Performance and Retention Following an 8-Week Adapted Soccer Intervention in Adults With Disabilities
Danielle M. Lang, Emily E. Munn, Claire E. Tielke, Mary G. Nix Caden, Tessa M. Evans, and Melissa M. Pangelinan
, it is unclear whether the Special Olympics Unified Sports Program structure would yield consistent improvements in soccer skills in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities with no previous school or community soccer experience across a large age range and with varying levels of
Automated Classification of Manual Exploratory Behaviors Using Sensorized Objects and Machine Learning: A Preliminary Proof-of-Concept Study
Priya Patel, Harsh Pandya, Rajiv Ranganathan, and Mei-Hua Lee
.1523/JNEUROSCI.21-14-05289.2001 Corbetta , D. , & Snapp-Childs , W. ( 2009 ). Seeing and touching: The role of sensory-motor experience on the development of infant reaching . Infant Behavior and Development, 32 ( 1 ), 44 – 58 . doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.10.004 Corbetta , D. , & Thelen , E. ( 1996
The Relationship Between Actual Motor Competence and Physical Activity in Children: Mediating Roles of Perceived Motor Competence and Physical Activity Enjoyment
Murat Cimen, Semiyha Tuncel, and Fehmi Tuncel
al., 2001 ; Zhang et al, 2021 ). Physical activity enjoyment is the positive emotional state arising from activities and movement experiences, encompassing excitement, pleasure, fun, joy, and enthusiasm ( Raedeke, 2007 ; Scanlan & Simons, 1992 ; Wankel, 1993 ). It fosters a cyclical relationship with
Optimizing Bowling Performance
Reza Abdollahipour, Ludvík Valtr, and Gabriele Wulf
specific purpose of the study. No participant had prior experience with the bowling task. Apparatus and Task A nine-pin bowling task was used. Participants’ goal was to knock down as many pins as possible. They were asked to begin each trial by standing behind a line that was placed three meters behind the
Aging Effect on Manipulative Skills in Individuals With Down Syndrome
Chih-Chia (JJ) Chen, Shannon D.R. Ringenbach, Nathaniel E. Arnold, and Kahyun Nam
al., 2005 ). However, nearly all individuals with DS experience premature aging and display pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease beginning as early as age 30 ( Zigman, 2013 ). To date, Chen and Ringenbach ( 2015 ) have reported the PPT to be a reliable tool for assessing manual dexterity in young
Differences in Preschool Boys’ and Girls’ Overhand Throwing Practice Behaviors During a Mastery Motivational Climate
Jerraco L. Johnson, Peter A. Hastie, Mary E. Rudisill, and Danielle Wadsworth
were designed to include different tasks of varying difficulty levels to accommodate all learners. Children were free to go to whatever station they wanted to as often as they liked. The instructor (a faculty member at the university and certified physical educator with more than 20 years of experience