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New paper by Clarice Martins et al., University of Porto 🇵🇹, with @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social. Age- and sex-specific percentile curves for TGMD-2 & TGMD-3 developed from 7,263 children (3–5 yrs) across 13 countries 🌐, providing benchmarks for assessing motor competence and guiding early interventions

Read the published paper in JMLD here ⬇️
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New paper by Marianne Davies et al. 🇬🇧 examining the influential constraints with 11 elite show jumpers. Results ✅ There is a need for a pedagogical framework in equestrian that centres on the relational & problem-solving nature of the horse–rider dyadic system, in contrast to historical norms

Read the manuscript published in JMLD here ⬇️
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New accepted paper by Ocampo-Plazas et al. 🇺🇸 examining eHealth-based interventions in families of children with developmental coordination disorder. Results: ✅ Improve quality of life, but no change to physical activity levels. 💡 Findings suggest personalised support beyond education may be needed.

Read the full paper in JMLD here - doi.org/10.1123/jmld...

New accepted paper by Silva Ana et al. investigating relationship between vit D and motor skills. Results: ✅ Vit D a significant predictor of motor quotient ✅ Income predicts influence of vit D 💡Findings suggest importance of sociodemographics in understanding vit D and motor skill link in children.

From the volumes post, by A. Carroll from @AuburnU with S. Foote, C. Wirth, S. Brock and D. Wadsworth. The authors found a 10-week family-based fitness program increased children's lean mass & attitudes about exercise, emphasising the role of family support in promoting fitness habits 🏃‍♀️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

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New accepted paper by Molly Brillinger et al. from the University of Toronto 🇨🇦. The authors found cooperative dyad practice increased task engagement and partner performance similarity, but did not improve motor skill acquisition or retention

New accepted paper by Leonel Reis, @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social et al. Authors translated the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence into 🇵🇹 & validated with 120 children Results: ✅ high skill familiarity
✅ strong sequencing ⚠️ lower scores for inexperienced kids. PSPWC is a well-adapted tool.

New accepted paper by Adrián Belenguer-Troya et al on a classroom-based physical activity (PA) intervention. PA increased and perceived physical literacy maintained in the intervention group (vs. ⬇️ in controls); motor competence improved in both – supporting the benefits of classroom-based PA.

New paper by Paula Carmona Osorio from @unileiden.bsky.social 🇳🇱 and colleagues examined how depression affects sensorimotor adaptation. 20 participants with depression and 22 controls adapted joystick movements under visual perturbation equally well, with adaptation unaffected by symptom severity.

New accepted paper by Ashley Murray & @shikhaprashad.bsky.social 🇺🇸 on aging and motor sequence learning. They found that both age groups demonstrated learning within sessions, but only young adults showed strong offline (between-session) learning; and older adults struggled with complexity.

New accepted paper by Osman Imal from @charlesuni.cuni.cz 🇨🇿 & colleagues who assessed functional movement & lower body strength in soccer players, grouped by age and peak height velocity (PHV) status. Pre-PHV players showed lower knee strength & older groups recorded higher jump and strength scores

New study by Sandra Santos from the University of Porto 🇵🇹, with A. Santos, M. Duncan, A. Andaki, S. Vale, and J. Mota, found preschoolers at risk based on waist-to-height ratio were more likely to show poor motor competence, especially in aiming 🎯, catching 🎾🤲, and balance ⚖️ tasks.

New accepted paper by Dr Hulteen et al. 🇺🇸 who aimed to test construct & concurrent validity, & internal consistency of the Perceived Movement Skill Competence scale in 254 children. Findings showed good construct validity, ICC=0.66–0.78, & α=0.51–0.83. Both versions are reliable for use in children

New accepted paper by Dr Nobre & colleagues presenting normative reference curves for fundamental motor skills (TGMD-3) in Brazilian children aged 3-10.9 years. Findings showed Brazilian children had lower motor proficiency cut-off points than U.S. norms, with clear differences by age and sex.

New study by Natalie Lander from @deakinuniversity.bsky.social 🇦🇺, with colleagues including @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social, who developed a deep learning model to assess motor competence in children. The model reached 83% accuracy & is accessible for practitioners via a user-friendly web platform.

New accepted paper by @klmulvey.bsky.social from @ncstate.bsky.social 🇺🇸 and colleagues, who tested a gender-equity motor skill program (SKIP-GE) for preschoolers. Results showed a reduction in boys’ gender bias, suggesting early interventions promote equitable gender attitudes in development.

New accepted paper by Katherine Spring et al. from Auburn University 🇺🇸. The SUNRISE study assessed how well three product-based motor skill tools align with the TGMD-3 in 3–4-year-olds. Results showed moderate to strong associations, supporting SUNRISE as a feasible tool for large-scale use.

New study by Masahiro Yamada from Whittier College, with M. Babak, H. Mohammadzadeh, H. Kivett & J. Dehghanizade, who found that athletes’ familiarity, liking & usefulness ratings for external/internal instructions didn’t always align. Participants sporting background shaped these perceptions

New accepted paper by Cameron Olsen from @utah.edu and colleagues on how motivational climate and goal orientations influence linear (MAE) and non-liner (SampEN) motor performance. Findings suggest that they jointly shape motor learning, affecting performance in distinct ways.

New accepted paper by Thomas Hawkins & colleagues from @leedsbeckett.bsky.social ‪🇬🇧 who conducted a systematic review of focus of attention (FoA) research on muscle activity and movement kinematics finding external FoA instructions resulted in superior muscular activity & movement kinematic profiles

Here is a graphic abstract from the authors showcasing some of their key findings.

New accepted paper by Promise Robinson from @utaresearch.bsky.social et al, comparing early gross motor milestones in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) to past and current expectations. Focus is on improving early screening to better support children later diagnosed with DCD.

See also the JMLD full abstract ⬇️

New accepted paper by @action-explorer.bsky.social from
@hmsgroningen.bsky.social 🇳🇱, with J. Smith, D. Travieso & @raoulbongers.bsky.social, who used a body-machine interface to test interception. Both groups learned the required coordination, but random practice increased exploration behaviour

New accepted paper by Samantha Snow from @deakinuniversity.bsky.social 🇦🇺 with T. Brown, @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social, and N. Lander who explored primary PE teachers’ MC assessment practices finding that valued, evidence-based tools were underused, indicating a need for teacher-informed solutions

New study by Saroosh Bilal from the Autonomous University of Madrid, with R. Bongers & D. Jacobs, used a vibrotactile glove to test reach & grasp finding that variable practice improved performance across all tasks but constant practice only improved performance in familiar tasks