This study examined and compared the control of posture during bilateral stance in ten boys with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) of 6-8 years old and ten matched typically developing boys in four sensory conditions (with or without vision, on a firm or complaint surface). In all conditions mean postural sway velocity was larger for the boys with DCD, in spite of a normal score on the balance items of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. A Group X Condition interaction revealed a larger dependency on vision in the boys with DCD when standing on a firm surface. These results suggest that in this specific subgroup of boys with DCD with predominantly problems in fine motor and ball skills postural control problems may still be prevalent and may possibly be associated with difficulties to re-weight sensory information in response to environmental demands.
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Sensory Contributions to Balance in Boys with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Frederik J.A. Deconinck, Dirk De Clercq, Rudy Van Coster, Ann Oostra, Griet Dewitte, Geert J.P. Savelsbergh, Dirk Cambier, and Matthieu Lenoir
Recess Enjoyment, Affect, and Preferences by Gender and Developmental Level in Elementary School
Ken Lodewyk and Lauren McNamara
, preferences (recess likes and dislikes and activity choices), space, time, equipment, and location (indoors or outdoors) as a function of gender and developmental level (children and adolescents) during recess. The social–ecological framework ( Bronfenbrenner & Morris, 2006 ) was used as a theoretical guide
Long-Term Effects of a Movement Intervention Program for Children With Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder
Ilana Santos de Oliveira, Bárbara Coiro Spessato, Dayana da Silva Oliveira, Romulo José César Lins, and Silvia Wanick Sarinho
The prevalence of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is concerning. The DCD affects around 18% of Brazilian children, with an additional 15% considered to be at risk for the condition ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ; Valentini, Clark, & Whitall, 2014 ). The DCD is a substantial
Comparing Developmental Trajectories of Elite Able-Bodied and Wheelchair Basketball Players
Nima Dehghansai, Daniel Spedale, Melissa J. Wilson, and Joseph Baker
when an athlete acquires an injury (acquired impairment; AI) and enters the Para sport stream versus an athlete who was born with a congenital impairment (CI). In a recent study, Dehghansai, Lemez, Wattie, and Baker ( 2017b ) reported that CI athletes reached various developmental milestones (i
Assessing Student Ratings of Developmental Experiences in a High School Physical Education Leadership Program
Paul M. Wright, Kevin Andrews Richards, and James D. Ressler
leadership programs to provide empowering, positive developmental experiences for the PE leaders, little research has been conducted on these topics ( Ressler & Rodriguez, 2020 ). It is important to develop best practice in this area guided by an understanding of what PE leaders learn and experience in such
It’s a Long Way to the Top: Determinants of Developmental Pathways in Paralympic Sport
Jacqueline Martins Patatas, Jens De Rycke, Veerle De Bosscher, and Rafael Lima Kons
extensively examined how athletes’ careers can be developed and supported to gain a competitive advantage in able-bodied sports. As a result, there has been a steady growth in the athlete development literature addressing developmental trajectories of elite athletes, otherwise known as athletic career
Experiences in Physical Education for Children at Risk for Developmental Coordination Disorder
Chantelle Zimmer, Janice Causgrove Dunn, and Nicholas L. Holt
Approximately 5–6% of school-age children are diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013 ). They experience substantial and persistent difficulties in learning and performing coordinated motor skills starting in early childhood, which
Understanding Adolescents’ Positive and Negative Developmental Experiences in Sport
Jessica Fraser-Thomas and Jean Côté
The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of adolescents’ positive and negative developmental experiences in sport. Twenty-two purposefully sampled adolescent competitive swimmers participated in a semistructured qualitative interview. Content analysis led to the organization of meaning units into themes and categories (Patton, 2002). Athletes suggested their sport involvement facilitated many positive developmental experiences (i.e., related to challenge, meaningful adult and peer relationships, a sense of community, and other life experiences) and some negative developmental experiences (i.e., related to poor coach relationships, negative peer influences, parent pressure, and the challenging psychological environment of competitive sport). Findings underline the important roles of sport programmers, clubs, coaches, and parents in facilitating youths’ positive developmental experiences in sport, while highlighting numerous important directions for future research. Implications for coach training and practice are outlined.
Coaches’ Use of Need-Supportive and Need-Thwarting Behaviors Across the Developmental Continuum: A Qualitative Investigation in Figure Skating
Diane Benish, Tucker Readdy, and Johannes Raabe
). Developmental Considerations for Coaching Youth Athletes Coaches often find themselves instructing athletes at varying ages and levels of ability and are therefore responsible for the provision of age-appropriate coaching across multiple stages of development ( Côté & Gilbert, 2009 ). In their Developmental
Subtypes of Developmental Coordination Disorder
Deborah Hoare
Although the heterogeneity of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) has been well documented, the search for subtypes within the DCD population with distinguishable profiles has been limited. The present study investigated whether a group of 80 children identified as having DCD could be classified into subtypes based on their performances on six perceptuo-motor tasks. Five clusters were identified and are discussed in terms of current understanding of DCD. This exploratory study supports the notion of heterogeneity within DCD samples, with five patterns of dysfunction emerging.
