Motor performance in basic skills of children participants and nonparticipants of oriented sport practice

  • Patrick Costa Ribeiro-Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Nádia Fernanda Shimitt Marinho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Welisney Soares Brito Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Nara Estefânia Costa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Rodolfo Novellino Benda Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Keywords: Sport. Motor Development. Practice.

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the motor performance in basic skills of children participants and nonparticipants of oriented sport practice. The sample consisted of 40 children of both sexes aged between 8 and 10 years, students from a private school in Belo Horizonte. The groups were set into children that participated in some additional oriented sport practice (PEA) and children who did not participate in any oriented practice of sport besides physical education classes (GC). Performance in basic skills was assessed by the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). The used measures were gross motor quotient, raw score of locomotor and object control subtests, and descriptive ratings. An anamnesis was applied to parents with questions about children’s routine, kinds of places they go in their free time; time they play; time using electronic games; family socioeconomic level; and if the child participated or not in some oriented sport practice. A superiority of PEA group upon GC in all TGMD-2 measures was observed. In general, results show that the involvement of children with oriented sport practice can contribute to the motor development process.

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Author Biography

Patrick Costa Ribeiro-Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Membro do Grupo de Estudos em Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora (GEDAM/UFMG) e aluno de Pós-gradução no programa de Ciências do Esporte na Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional (EEFFTO/UFMG).
Published
2017-11-20
How to Cite
1.
Ribeiro-Silva PC, Marinho NFS, Brito WS, Costa NE, Benda RN. Motor performance in basic skills of children participants and nonparticipants of oriented sport practice. JPhysEduc [Internet]. 2017Nov.20 [cited 2025Sep.8];29(1):e-2903. Available from: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/30558
Section
Motor Behavior and Biomechanics