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Motor Fitness in Pre-Primary School Children: The EUROFIT Motor Fitness Test Explored on 5–7-Year-Old Children
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Functional Movement ScreeningPhysical ActivityNeuromuscular CoordinationMotor DevelopmentEducationMotor DifficultyMotor Competence5–7-Year-old ChildrenKinesiologyPhysical ExerciseApplied PhysiologySport PhysiologyHealth SciencesPhysical FitnessChild DevelopmentAthletic TrainingPhysical DevelopmentExercise SciencePre-primary School ChildrenAge GroupExercise PhysiologyPediatricsChildhood Physical ActivityMotor Skill InterventionYoung ChildrenMotor Skill AssessmentHuman MovementFine Motor ControlMotor Fitness
This article is a contribution to the experience of testing motor fitness and exploring the EUROFIT test in young children. In the age group 5–7 years, the motor fitness tests showed strong dependency on age and a small dependence on sex. Body weight and height did not appear to have any impact on the test variables for this age group. The reliability test showed significant difference between test and retest in the plate tapping test only. The reproducibility was low in bent arm hang and flamingo balance, with coefficients of variation of 67%. Modest validity of the flamingo balance test and the standing broad jump test was confirmed with correlations of 0.43 and 0.52, respectively, by laboratory testing on a force platform. Factor analyses extracted 3 components, which explained 62% of the total variance, but no single component could explain general motor fitness. The EUROFIT Motor Fitness Test appeared to be applicable also in young children, but the reproducibility of two test items was questionable. Modification of test items was suggested to fit this age group.