Improvement of fundamental movement skills through support and mentorship of class room teachers

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Mitchell, Brooke ^a   McLennan, Stephanie ^a   Latimer, Kasha ^a   Graham, David ^b   Gilmore, Janine ^a   Rush, Elaine ^c  

^a Sport Waikato   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child; Motor skills; Physical education; School based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEWBORN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; TEACHER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84877582913     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: 18780318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. D.R. Lubans, P.J. Morgan, D.P. Cliff, L.M. Barnett, and A.D. Okely Fundamental movement skills in children and adolescents: review of associated health benefits Sports Med 40 2010 1019 1035
2. A.D. Okely, M.L. Booth, and J.W. Patterson Relationship of physical activity to fundamental movement skills among adolescents Med Sci Sports Exerc 33 2001 1899 1904
3. C. Branta, J. Haubenstricker, and V. Seefeldt Age changes in motor skills during childhood and adolescence Exerc Sport Sci Rev 12 1984 467 520
4. D. Graham, S. Appleton, E. Rush, S. McLennan, P. Reed, and D. Simmons Increasing activity and improving nutrition through a schools-based programme: Project Energize. 1. Design, programme, randomisation and evaluation methodology Public Health Nutr 11 2008 1076 1084
5. E. Rush, P. Reed, S. McLennan, T. Coppinger, D. Simmons, and D. Graham A school-based obesity control programme: Project Energize. Two-year outcomes Br J Nutr 2011 1 7
6. L. Sanders, and L. Kidman Can primary school children perform fundamental motor skills N Z Phys Educ 31 1998 11 13
7. D. Ulrich Test of gross motor development: examiner's manual 1985 Pro-ed Austin, TX
8. Sport and Recreation New Zealand Kiwidex manual 2005 SPARC Sport and Recreation New Zealand Wellington
9. Sport and Recreation New Zealand Developing fundamental movement skills manual 2007 SPARC Sport and Recreation New Zealand Wellington
10. Ministry of Education Deciles information 2008 Ministry of Education Wellington
11. L.M. Barnett, P.J. Morgan, E. van Beurden, and J.R. Beard Perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and adolescent physical activity and fitness: a longitudinal assessment Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5 2008 40
12. Waikato District Health Board and the Waikato Clinical School Project energize happy healthy children of all shapes and sizes 2008 Sport Waikato Hamilton
13. J. Babin, R. Katic, D. Ropac, and D. Bonacin Effect of specially programmed physical and health education on motor fitness of seven-year-old school children Coll Antropol 25 2001 153 165
14. P. Chiodera, E. Volta, G. Gobbi, M.A. Milioli, P. Mirandola, and A. Bonetti Specifically designed physical exercise programs improve children's motor abilities Scand J Med Sci Sports 18 2008 179 187
15. V. Cowley, M. Hamlin, M. Grimley, J. Hargreaves, and C. Price Children's fundamental movement skills: are our children ready to play Br J Sports Med 44 2010 i11 i12
16. A.D. Okely, and M.L. Booth Mastery of fundamental movement skills among children in New South Wales: prevalence and sociodemographic distribution J Sci Med Sport 7 2004 358 372
17. A.D. Okely, M.L. Booth, and T. Chey Relationships between body composition and fundamental movement skills among children and adolescents Res Q Exerc Sport 75 2004 238 247
18. C. Hume, A. Okely, S. Bagley, A. Telford, M. Booth, and D. Crawford Does weight status influence associations between children's fundamental movement skills and physical activity Res Q Exerc Sport 79 2008 158 165
19. E. van Beurden, L.M. Barnett, A. Zask, U.C. Dietrich, L.O. Brooks, and J. Beard Can we skill and activate children through primary school physical education lessons? Move it Groove it - a collaborative health promotion intervention Prev Med 36 2003 493 501