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- Title
Evaluación de los patrones de movimiento fundamentales en niños: comparación de género en escolares de Educación Primaria.
- Authors
García-Jaén, Miguel; Sellés-Pérez, Sergio; Cortell-Tormo, Juan Manuel; Férriz-Valero, Alberto; Cejuela, Roberto
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the fundamental movement patterns in eight and nine-year-old children, using the Functional Movement ScreenTM test (FMS) and analyzing gender differences in FMS scores among Primary Education students. 40 children, 20 girls and 20 boys, participated in this study. The performance of each participant on the FMS was digitally recorded during the Physical Education classes at school. After that, collected data were analyzed by two expert evaluators in FMS. Finally, a statistical data analysis was developed. The obtained results showed that females had higher total composite scores in the seven FMS test compared with males (15.3 ± 1.999 vs. 13.75 ± 1.970; p = .017). Particularly, females scored significantly better than males in the deep squat test (2.3 ± .657 vs. 2.75 ± .444; p = .015) and in the in-line lunge test (1.8 ± .834 vs. 2.75 ± .444; p = .000). In conclusion, females obtained higher total composite score than the males in the FMS test, scoring significantly better than males in deep squat test and in the in-line lunge test. In addition, the majority of the females scored above 14 points, while most of the males scored 14 or less points on the FMS total composite score, which could be an indicative of less motor skills and also an increased risk of injury in males.
- Publication
Retos: Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 2018, Vol 34, p282
- ISSN
1579-1726
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47197/retos.v0i34.65097