Previous work has shown that the Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch (Tripela) test has a strong correlation with the manipulative component (the two tests) of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery, especially for boys. In the present study, our aim was to broadly examine the association between the Tripela test and the six MCA battery’ tests. We recruited 68 children and early adolescents (36 boys; 32 girls;...
Motor competence (MC) is defined as a global term that describes a person’s ability to be proficient in a wide range of motor acts. Based on this principle, we have created a training program that aims to determine the effect of 12 weeks of enriched athletics sports training with complementary motor activities on MC in children aged between 6 and 10 years old. The subjects will be divided into two groups: (i) t...
Our aim in this study was to analyze associations between the two manipulative tests of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery and the Wall Drop Punt Kick & Catch (WDPK&C) motor task. One hundred and twelve early adolescents (60 boys; 52 girls; M age = 12.67, SD = 1.78 years) participated. Overall, strong correlations were found between the WDPK&C and the MCA manipulative tests, either separately (r = .8...
This study sought to assess the reliability of a manipulative eye–segmental (hand and foot) coordination task, known as the Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch test (WDPK&C), over a period of two weeks. A total of forty-one children and adolescents, comprising 18 boys and 23 girls, with an average age of 10.2 years (SD = 1.62), were recruited for the assessment. Participants were given 30 seconds to execute as many b...
The aim of this study was to design and validate a tool for assessing motor competence (MC) and detecting talent in children aged between 6 and 10 years in athletics. Ten experts were carefully selected to collaborate in the validation. Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used, respectively, to check for construct's validity and to reliability. Lin's Concordance Correlation Coeffi...
The present study aimed to compare the Motor Competence (MC) of 10 years-old children practicing athletics with that of children who practice other sports, as determined by the KTK test. KTK is a gross motor coordination test centered on locomotor and postural components. Sixty-four children were evaluated, 30 female (15 Athletics: 10.4±0.23 years old, 2.5±1.13 years of practice; 15 Other Sports: 10.4±0.32 year...
The present study aimed to verify whether, in children of 10 years of age practicing athletics, a greater number of years of practice of this modality would correspond to higher values of motor competence (MC), as determined by the Motor Quotient (MQ) in the Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder (KTK). The cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in an athletics club in Portugal. Thirty-two children wer...
This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of a manipulative eye–segmental (hand and foot) coordination task, namely the Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch test (WDPK&C), over two weeks. Forty-one children and adolescents (18 boys, 23 girls) with a mean age of 10.2 (SD =1.62) years old were recruited for assessment. Subjects had 30 s to perform as many ball impacts as possible on a wall two meters away, following ...
Este estudo analisou as alterações no desempenho de crianças e jovens praticantes de atletismo em 4 tarefas motoras: corrida de velocidade (CV), corrida de resistência (CR), salto horizontal (SH) e lançamento dorsal (LD), após o confinamento obrigatório e interrupção dos seus treinos em contexto normal, devido à pandemia SARS-Cov-2. Foram avaliados 46 praticantes de atletismo (23 raparigas; 23 rapazes), com ida...
No Atletismo, a componente manipulativa está praticamente reduzida aos lançamentos, não sendo utilizados padrões de movimento fundamentais como o pontapear ou o agarrar. Deste modo, pretendeu-se verificar se, ainda assim, tal prática seria suficiente para diferenciar o desempenho dos seus praticantes numa tarefa manipulativa face a não praticantes de qualquer atividade desportiva federada. Foram avaliadas 62 cr...