prevention strategies is key for sports medicine specialists, schools/colleges, national, and international policymakers who work in youth sport. Several previous systematic reviews have examined the effectiveness of preventive interventions on youth overuse injuries, focusing on interventions such as
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Applying the Principles of Motor Learning in Preventative Programs of Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes: A Scoping Review
Mohsen Shafizadeh, Shahab Parvinpour, and Andrew Barnes
The Körperkoordinations Test Für Kinder for Iranian Youth: Factor Structure, Measurement Invariance, and Covariates
Sedigheh Salami, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Clarice Martins, Louise L. Hardy, Amir Shams, and Parvaneh Shamsipour Dehkordi
Purpose: To examine the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Körperkoordinations Test Für Kinder (KTK) and covariates of motor competence in a sample of Iranian children aged 5–14 years. Methods: Participants were children aged 5–14 years (N = 432, 61% boys). Age, sex, and body mass index were collected. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to investigate the factorial structure of KTK and multigroup CFA carried out to test measurement invariance across sexes and age groups. In addition, we calculated a model with covariates to identify the association between KTK items with age, sex, and body mass index z score. Results: CFA supported the construct validity of a one-factor model with an appropriate fit indices that the four subtests loaded on the same factor namely motor competence. Furthermore, according to the magnitude of changes in root mean square error of approximation and comparative fit index between nested models, the assumption of KTK measurement invariance across age-groups and sex were valid. Finally, adequate fit indices were found for the multigroup CFA path model of KTK with the covariates sex, age, and body mass index z score. Conclusion: The KTK is a valid, reliable, and valuable instrument for assessing motor competence of Iranian children and adolescents.
Actual and Perceived Motor Competence, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Weight Status in Schoolchildren: Latent Profile and Transition Analyses
Iiris Kolunsarka, Arto Gråstén, Mikko Huhtiniemi, and Timo Jaakkola
). Engagement in physical activity plays a central role in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight/obesity ( Mahumud et al., 2021 ). This has led to calls for further research into the mechanisms underlying the synergistic development of physical activity and a healthy weight status from late
Children’s Changes in Perceptions and Body Composition Following a Family-Based Fitness Intervention
Alexandra V. Carroll, Shelby J. Foote, Christopher K. Wirth, Sheri J. Brock, and Danielle D. Wadsworth
increase despite consistent national intervention efforts ( Agha & Agha, 2017 ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019b ). In fact, recent national representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on the prevalence of childhood obesity show no decline in childhood
Physical Activity and Motor Skills in Parent–Child Dyads: Associations With Indoor and Outdoor Home Space
Stephanie A. Palmer, Katherine Q. Scott-Andrews, Nancy G. Ramirez, Alec McKheen, and Leah E. Robinson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adult BMI Calculator and BMI Calculator for Child and Teen ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020 ) for parents and children, respectively. Additionally, parents and children completed the athletic competence (AC) domain of The Self-Perception Profile
Postural Control in Older Adults During and Following a 12-Week Balance Training Intervention With Attentional Focus Instructions
Lauren Q. Higgins, Jeffrey D. Labban, Ruth D. Stout, Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, Christopher K. Rhea, and Louisa D. Raisbeck
and fall prevention depend considerably on cognitive processes and, more specifically, attention. To this end, Ellmers, Kal, and Young ( 2020 ) observed that in a postural threat condition (e.g., elevated height), older adults reported greater perceived unsteadiness along with greater self
Dynamic Lower Limb Alignment During Jumping in Preschool Children: Normative Profiles and Sex Differences
Steen Harsted, Lise Hestbæk, Anders Holsgaard-Larsen, and Henrik Hein Lauridsen
Lower extremity musculoskeletal pain is frequent among young children ( Fuglkjaer et al., 2017 ) and may severely impact health, health behaviors, and career choices later in life ( Rathleff et al., 2019 ). Primary prevention measures could be pivotal in addressing this issue, especially if we can
The Reliability and Validation of the Aquatic Movement Protocol as an Instrument for Assessing Aquatic Motor Competence in Primary Aged Children
Nicole A. Pratt, Michael J. Duncan, Martyn G. Morris, and Samuel W. Oxford
important aspect to drowning prevention, interventions ( Stallman et al., 2017 ). Recently, a debate among drowning prevention experts has suggested further research to include attitudes and knowledge based around aquatic motor skills ( Stallman et al., 2017 ). In the last decade, there has been a rapid
Validation of a Follow-Through Developmental Sequence for the Overarm Throw for Force in University Students
Bradley Beseler, Christopher Mesagno, Michael Spittle, Nicola F. Johnson, Jack Harvey, Scott Talpey, and Mandy S. Plumb
predicted by assessing participants’ throwing technique using Roberton and Halverson’s levels ( Roberton & Halverson, 1984 ). The importance of the follow-through in the overarm throw has been identified; however, this importance has been more commonly linked to injury prevention, not thrown ball velocity
Associations Between Physical Activity and Gross Motor Skills in Parent–Child Dyads
Katherine Q. Scott-Andrews, Rebecca E. Hasson, Alison L. Miller, Thomas J. Templin, and Leah E. Robinson
-reported age, sex, height, and weight using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adult BMI Calculator and BMI Calculator for Child and Teen ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020 ). Parents also completed the Perceived Stress Scale ( Cohen et al., 1983 ), the COVID-19 Family Stress Screener
