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practice on their own. Participants were able to ask for feedback and instructions again. Nonpulling Group The nonpulling group was taught using a physical education curriculum based on discussions with current physical education professionals, softball/baseball coaches, and published resources ( Active

The overarm throw is a phylogenic skill performed by most humans across cultural and ethnic boundaries ( Williams et al., 1998 ). This multi segmental movement pattern is performed in many popular sports and recreational activities (e.g., baseball, softball, cricket, tennis, and volleyball). As

a ball (e.g., as in baseball or cricket) is not a skill that Greek and Spanish children regularly perform. Likewise, sports using a racket (e.g., tennis or table tennis) are not popular in Greece, but it is common in Spain to use a racket in physical education lessons ( Estevan et al., 2017

should continue to investigate whether the Level 3 and Level 4 categories are qualitatively distinct and should be reordered. Furthermore, researchers should study whether task constraints influence the backswing demonstrated by throwers. For example, in baseball, a center fielder catching a fly ball and

steps of children under school age — A comparison between spring and fall . Regional Studies, 17 ( 1 ), 43 – 62 . Nakata , H. , Nagami , T. , Higuchi , T. , Sakamoto , K. , & Kanosue , K. ( 2013 ). Relationship between performance variables and baseball ability in youth baseball players

, K. ( 2013 ). Relationship between performance variables and baseball ability in youth baseball players . Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27 ( 10 ), 2887 – 2897 . PubMed ID: 23838977 doi:10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a1f58a 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182a1f58a Piek , J.P. , Dawson , L

movements of juggling in a classroom. Afterward, they went to a gym next door to practice juggling for 12 min. During practice, participants could choose tennis balls, bean bags, or baseballs based on their preference (Figure  1 ). Figure 1 —The experimental design. (a) Participants practiced juggling in a

than in lab-based experimental contexts. Specifically, they investigated the role of children’s knowledge-base in acquiring and refining sport-specific motor skills in games such as basketball ( French & Thomas, 1987 ), tennis ( McPherson & Thomas, 1989 ) and baseball ( French, Spurgeon, & Nevett, 1995

control skills became adolescents with a 10–20% higher chance at engaging in vigorous physical activity ( Barnett et al., 2009 ). Furthermore, the motion of overhand throwing appears to have a diverse set of applications to several sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, and badminton

foundation of popular sports such as track and field, goalball, 5-a-side blind soccer, and beep baseball ( Samalot et al., 2015 ). Certainly, the ability to perform various locomotor skills (e.g., jump, run, hop) have been found to relate with health-related outcomes in various populations ( Hamilton et