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Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions
Sports provide a context where important aspects of children’s health, such as motor skills and cognitive functions, can be enhanced. However, it is unknown which type of sport may be better for the development of motor competence (MC) and executive functions (EFs). This study investigated potential...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9103227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095646 |
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author | Spanou, Martha Stavrou, Nektarios Dania, Aspasia Venetsanou, Fotini |
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description | Sports provide a context where important aspects of children’s health, such as motor skills and cognitive functions, can be enhanced. However, it is unknown which type of sport may be better for the development of motor competence (MC) and executive functions (EFs). This study investigated potential differences in MC and EFs in boys and girls, being involved in different types of sports (team, individual open skill, individual closed skill). A total of 115 children (49 boys), 8–12 years old (10.30 ± 1.19 years), participated in the study. Their MC was assessed with the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 Short Form, whereas for EFs, the Attention Network Test, the digits backwards test, and the how many–what number test were utilized. Significant MC differences among participants in different types of sports were revealed, favoring those from closed-skill sports; nevertheless, their EFs were at similar levels. Furthermore, no significant gender MC and EFs differences were detected. It seems that children’s participation in specific types of sports differentiates their motor skills but not their EFs, whereas boys and girls, when provided with the same opportunities, present similar levels of MC and EFs. |
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spelling | pubmed-91032272022-05-14 Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions Spanou, Martha Stavrou, Nektarios Dania, Aspasia Venetsanou, Fotini Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Sports provide a context where important aspects of children’s health, such as motor skills and cognitive functions, can be enhanced. However, it is unknown which type of sport may be better for the development of motor competence (MC) and executive functions (EFs). This study investigated potential differences in MC and EFs in boys and girls, being involved in different types of sports (team, individual open skill, individual closed skill). A total of 115 children (49 boys), 8–12 years old (10.30 ± 1.19 years), participated in the study. Their MC was assessed with the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 Short Form, whereas for EFs, the Attention Network Test, the digits backwards test, and the how many–what number test were utilized. Significant MC differences among participants in different types of sports were revealed, favoring those from closed-skill sports; nevertheless, their EFs were at similar levels. Furthermore, no significant gender MC and EFs differences were detected. It seems that children’s participation in specific types of sports differentiates their motor skills but not their EFs, whereas boys and girls, when provided with the same opportunities, present similar levels of MC and EFs. MDPI 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9103227/ /pubmed/35565039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095646 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Spanou, Martha Stavrou, Nektarios Dania, Aspasia Venetsanou, Fotini Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions |
title | Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions |
title_full | Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions |
title_fullStr | Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions |
title_full_unstemmed | Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions |
title_short | Children’s Involvement in Different Sport Types Differentiates Their Motor Competence but Not Their Executive Functions |
title_sort | children’s involvement in different sport types differentiates their motor competence but not their executive functions |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9103227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35565039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095646 |
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