Purpose: Recent international conference presentations have critiqued the promotion of
fundamental movement skills (FMS) as a primary pedagogical focus. Presenters have called …

The development of fundamental movement skills (FMS) is associated with positive health‐
related outcomes. Children do not develop FMS naturally through maturational processes …

Drawing on achievement goal theory and the dualistic model of passion, this study identifies
(1) mastery versus performance climate as the contextual antecedent for harmonious versus …

Background The purpose of this investigation had two folds. First, it aimed to discover the
relationship between perceived physical competence and fundamental motor skills in …

Abstract Background and Objectives Developmental delay in motor competence may limit a
child's ability to successfully participate in structured and informal learning/social …

Alarming trends in childhood obesity even among preschool children have re-focused
attention on the importance of physical activity in this age group. With this increased …

Part I of this study examined the effect of two 9-week instructional climates (low autonomy
[LA] and mastery motivational climate [MMC]) on object-control (OC) skill development in …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to synthesize findings from motivational climate
interventions employing Ames (1992a, 1992b) and Epstein's (1988, 1989) TARGET …

In 1980, Seefeldt introduced the concept of a motor skill “proficiency barrier” that provides a
conceptual basis for understanding the importance of a motor skill barrier as it relates to …

Aim The aim of the current research was to explore the relationship between motor
competence, physical fitness and self‐perception, and to study to which extent this …