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Article: Physical fitness in children with high motor competence is different from that in children with low motor competence.(Research Report)(Report)
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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Motor competence can be conceptualized as a person's, ability to execute different motor acts, including coordination of both fine (eg, manual dexterity) and gross (eg, static and dynamic balance) motor skills. (1) Some children experience considerable difficulties coordinating and controlling their body movements and are often described as having developmental coordination disorder (DCD). (2) This disorder is characterized by a marked impairment in the performance of motor skills that has adverse effects on activities of daily living, leisure activities, sports, and academic achievement. (3,4) The prevalence of this condition in children is estimated to be 6% to 10%. (2) ...