TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Motor competence and physical fitness in adolescents
JO  - Pediatric physical therapy
A1  - Gísladóttir, Ordís
A1  - Haga, Monika
A1  - Sigmundsson, Hermundur
SP  - 69
EP  - 74
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-5669
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000006
ID  - ref1
ER  -