ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of fundamental movement skill (FMS) proficiency among a sample Iranian children.DesignCross sectional, representative 2200 children aged 2.5–14 years (50% girls), living in Tehran 2018.MethodsTrained field staff assessed 7 locomotor and 4 object control skills educational settings using Ohio State University Scale Intra-Gross Motor Assessment (OSU-SIGMA). S...

Vision provides us with much information about distal spaces, and enables us to formulate expectations about how objects move. In this work, we consider how images, together with motor and performance data, can be used to form ”maps” or a holistic view of any motion. For example if the learner knows how to throw a ball, it may be able to use the map to see that it also applies to kicking, or ca...

Athletes spend a lot of time and effort practicing skills to get better at their sports. In addition physical practice, athletes can use technique called action observation help themselves improve. Action is the process watching movement. Humans naturally learn how perform movements by other people. For example, from an early age, children important such as walking, throwing, kicking seeing peo...

Impairments among individuals with Down syndrome (DS) include low muscle tone, decreased strength, poor postural control, and balance. Congenital heart defects and obesity are also common. In order to keep fit and prevent further complications, participation in physical activities is encouraged. Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are necessary in sports and physical activity participation. There...

Beyond skill, beliefs in requisite abilities and expectations can affect performance. This experiment examined effects of induced perceptions of ability to perform well under generic situations of challenge. Participants (N = 31) first completed one block of 20 trials on a throwing accuracy task. They then completed questionnaires ostensibly measuring individual differences in the ability to pe...

Figure 1 Kneeling trunk rotation (a) start position (b) final position. Sports such as tennis, golf, baseball, and hockey each involve a tremendous amount of trunk rotation. It is not just striking sports, but also throwing, kicking, running, swimming, skiing, etcwhichall require yourbody to rotate throughyour core. In order to transmit forces from your bigger, stronger leg muscles to your arms...

Sports involving throwing, striking and kicking activities, such as tennis, squash, baseball, football, among others, demand the production of maximum speed at the end of the distal segment in a kinematic chain. Research done on the biomechanics of these various, yet somehow similar sporting techniques, suggests that athletes generate large hand and foot speeds as a result of a proximal-to-dist...