Integrated Strength and Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) Training in Children: a Pilot Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Fundamental Movement Skill Competence
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
- Enrollment
- 90
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in product-process assessment of FMS via the Canadian agility and movement skills assessment (CAMSA)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Competence in Fundamental movement skills (FMS) is essential to enable children to be physical active. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of integrated FMS skill training (balancing and stabilisation skills, locomotor skills [e.g. run, hop, jump, crawl] and object control / manipulation [e.g. dribbling, rolling, striking, kicking and catching i.e. a ball] with strength training on FMS performance in children.
Investigators
Matthew Wright
Lecturer in Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning
Teesside University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 10 - 11 years in a participating primary school (cluster) for which the Head Teacher has provided consent.
- •Parental consent received
Exclusion Criteria
- •No parental consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in product-process assessment of FMS via the Canadian agility and movement skills assessment (CAMSA)
Time Frame: Baseline data was collected mid-June 2018 at the primary schools, one week prior to the intervention. Post testing data collection was in the week immediately after the final week of the four week intervention.
The Canadian agility and movement skills assessment (CAMSA), which combines product- and process-oriented outcomes was used to assess FMS. Full details of the CAMSA can be found in the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Manual, 2017. Briefly, the CAMSA requires participants to travel a total distance of 20m while completing seven different movement skill tasks (Longmuir et al 2017) around an agility style course. Process oriented criteria were used to assess the performance of each movement skill. In addition, the throw and kick were scored as either hitting or missing a target 5m away (product assessment). Finally, the overall time taken to complete the course was recorded (product assessment) and converted into a timed score using pre-defined time criteria scores. The CAMSA raw score was calculated by adding the individual skill scores (max of 14 points) and the time criteria score (max of 14 points) giving an individual score between 1 and 28 points.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in product assessment of FMS(Baseline data was collected mid-June 2018 at the primary schools, one week prior to the intervention. Post testing data collection was in the week immediately after the final week of the four week intervention.)
- Change in strength(Baseline data was collected mid-June 2018 at the primary schools, one week prior to the intervention. Post testing data collection was in the week immediately after the final week of the four week intervention.)