Background: Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are critical components to lifelong
participation in sports and physical activity. With the rise in early sports specialization,
mastery of motor skills may be limited in youth athletes. The purpose of this study was to
assess FMS proficiency in highly active middle school athletes and determine whether
proficiency differed between specialization levels and sex. Hypothesis:(1) Most athletes
would fail to achieve proficiency in all domains of the Test of Gross Motor Development …

< jats: sec>< jats: title> Background:</jats: title>< jats: p> Fundamental movement skills
(FMS) are critical components to lifelong participation in sports and physical activity. With the
rise in early sports specialization, mastery of motor skills may be limited in youth athletes.
The purpose of this study was to assess FMS proficiency in highly active middle school
athletes and determine whether proficiency differed between specialization levels and
sex.</jats: p></jats: sec>< jats: sec>< jats: title> Hypothesis:</jats: title>< jats: p>(1) Most …