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Ordís Gísladóttir1, Monika Haga, Hermundur Sigmundsson
1Department of Sport Science and Physical Education (Ms Gísladóttir), Reykjavík University, Iceland; Department of Physiotherapy (Drs Haga and Sigmundsson), Faculty of Health Education and Social Work, Sør-Trøndelag University College, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Psychology (Dr Sigmundsson), Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Purpose:
In this study we examined the relationship between physical fitness and motor competence in adolescents aged 15 to 16 years.
Methods:
A sample of 94 adolescents participated in the study. To test motor competence, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 was used. Physical fitness was assessed using the following test items: standing broad jump, 20-m dash, reduced Cooper test, and sit-and-reach test.
Results:
The results revealed a significant but weak relationship (0.248) between motor competence and physical fitness for the whole sample. More specifically, the correlation between the 2 variables was significant for girls (0.353) but not for boys (0.248).
Conclusions:
The relatively weak relationship between motor competence and physical fitness suggests that motor competence might not be critical in adolescents to maintain their physical fitness.
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