Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities
The early detection and continuous monitoring of children’s motor competence levels and physical fitness is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in motor coordination of children enrolled in soccer and multisport activities. The participants of this study includ...
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doaj-b70cfcca6a47492da008774c1a7dc0382020-11-25T03:30:27ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-08-01175902590210.3390/ijerph17165902Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport ActivitiesBoris Popović0Marko Gušić1Danilo Radanović2Slobodan Andrašić3Dejan M. Madić4Draženka Mačak5Dušan Stupar6Goran Đukić7Dragan Grujičić8Nebojša Trajković9Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad, 24000 Subotica, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Tourism, Educons University, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Tourism, Educons University, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Tourism, Educons University, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaThe early detection and continuous monitoring of children’s motor competence levels and physical fitness is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in motor coordination of children enrolled in soccer and multisport activities. The participants of this study included 147 boys and girls (mean age 7.60 ± 0.85 years). The total sample of subjects was composed of two subgroups: children who were enrolled in organized exercise programs—multisports (<i>n</i> = 77), and children who were engaged in soccer training (<i>n</i> = 70). Motor coordination was evaluated with the Kiphard–Schilling body coordination test (KTK). Physical fitness was assessed with a 20 m shuttle run test, 4 × 10 m shuttle run test, standing long jump, and handgrip strength. The ANCOVA showed significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with large effect size between groups for tests hopping for height (d = 0.93), total motor quotient (d = 1.31), jumping sideways (d = 1.32), and moving sideways (d = 1.59), after adjusting for age and gender. There were no significant differences between groups in the physical fitness tests. It can be concluded that children enrolled in multisport activities have higher levels of motor coordination than children who are enrolled only in soccer. Therefore, multiple sport training programs should be considered and encouraged by parents, educators, and other training professionals.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/16/5902motor competencemotor abilitiesyouthteam sportmultisport |
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Boris Popović Marko Gušić Danilo Radanović Slobodan Andrašić Dejan M. Madić Draženka Mačak Dušan Stupar Goran Đukić Dragan Grujičić Nebojša Trajković |
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Boris Popović Marko Gušić Danilo Radanović Slobodan Andrašić Dejan M. Madić Draženka Mačak Dušan Stupar Goran Đukić Dragan Grujičić Nebojša Trajković Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health motor competence motor abilities youth team sport multisport |
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Boris Popović Marko Gušić Danilo Radanović Slobodan Andrašić Dejan M. Madić Draženka Mačak Dušan Stupar Goran Đukić Dragan Grujičić Nebojša Trajković |
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Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities |
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Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities |
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Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities |
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Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities |
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Evaluation of Gross Motor Coordination and Physical Fitness in Children: Comparison between Soccer and Multisport Activities |
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evaluation of gross motor coordination and physical fitness in children: comparison between soccer and multisport activities |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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1661-7827 1660-4601 |
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The early detection and continuous monitoring of children’s motor competence levels and physical fitness is very important. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in motor coordination of children enrolled in soccer and multisport activities. The participants of this study included 147 boys and girls (mean age 7.60 ± 0.85 years). The total sample of subjects was composed of two subgroups: children who were enrolled in organized exercise programs—multisports (<i>n</i> = 77), and children who were engaged in soccer training (<i>n</i> = 70). Motor coordination was evaluated with the Kiphard–Schilling body coordination test (KTK). Physical fitness was assessed with a 20 m shuttle run test, 4 × 10 m shuttle run test, standing long jump, and handgrip strength. The ANCOVA showed significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) with large effect size between groups for tests hopping for height (d = 0.93), total motor quotient (d = 1.31), jumping sideways (d = 1.32), and moving sideways (d = 1.59), after adjusting for age and gender. There were no significant differences between groups in the physical fitness tests. It can be concluded that children enrolled in multisport activities have higher levels of motor coordination than children who are enrolled only in soccer. Therefore, multiple sport training programs should be considered and encouraged by parents, educators, and other training professionals. |
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motor competence motor abilities youth team sport multisport |
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