@article{ref1,
title="Motor competence and physical fitness in adolescents",
journal="Pediatric physical therapy",
year="2014",
author="Gísladóttir, Ordís and Haga, Monika and Sigmundsson, Hermundur",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="69-74",
abstract="PURPOSE: In this study we examined the relationship between physical fitness and motor competence in adolescents aged 15 to 16 years. METHODS: A sample of 94 adolescents participated in the study. To test motor competence, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 was used. Physical fitness was assessed using the following test items: standing broad jump, 20-m dash, reduced Cooper test, and sit-and-reach test. RESULTS: The results revealed a significant but weak relationship (0.248) between motor competence and physical fitness for the whole sample. More specifically, the correlation between the 2 variables was significant for girls (0.353) but not for boys (0.248). CONCLUSIONS: The relatively weak relationship between motor competence and physical fitness suggests that motor competence might not be critical in adolescents to maintain their physical fitness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-5669",
doi="10.1097/PEP.0000000000000006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000006"
}