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Developmental sequences for catching a small ball: a prelongitudinal screening.

H S Strohmeyer¹, K Williams, D Schaub-George

¹Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Greensboro 27412.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

|September 1, 1991

Summary

This study validated developmental sequences for children's catching skills, finding hand and body movements were age-related. Task constraints influenced catching performance differently across age groups.

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Area of Science:

Motor Development
Human Movement Science

Background:

Established developmental sequences exist for skills like hopping and throwing.
Developmental sequences for catching skills are hypothesized but lack empirical validation.

Purpose of the Study:

To validate hypothesized developmental sequences for catching.
To investigate the impact of task constraints on children's catching performance.

Main Methods:

Seventy-two children aged 5-12 years were videotaped catching a small ball tossed to different locations.
Catching trials were analyzed using developmental sequences comprising arm preparation, arm reception, hands, and body components.
Data were analyzed using the prelongitudinal screening procedure (Roberton, Williams, & Langendorfer, 1980).

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Main Results:

Preliminary screening refined descriptions of several developmental levels.
Movement sequences for hand and body components demonstrated age-related progression in the studied groups.
Task conditions imposed differential constraints on children of varying ages.

Conclusions:

The validated hand and body movement sequences provide a framework for understanding children's catching development.
Task constraints play a significant role in modulating catching performance based on age.
Further research is needed to refine arm component sequences and test comprehensiveness with varied ball types.