Citation

Gísladóttir O, Haga M, Sigmundsson H. Pediatr. Phys. Ther. 2014; 26(1): 69-74.

Affiliation

Department of Sport Science and Physical Education (Ms Gísladóttir), Reykjavík University, Iceland; Department of Physiotherapy (Drs Haga and Sigmundsson), Faculty of Health Education and Social Work, Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Psychology (Dr Sigmundsson), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEP.0000000000000006

PMID

24356322

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.

Language: en