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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Exercise Science
  • Sports Medicine
  • Human Movement Studies

Background:

  • Establishing normative data for physical performance tests in children is crucial for development assessment.
  • The 20-meter sprint test is a common measure of short-distance running speed in pediatric populations.
  • Limited reference data exists for Spanish preschool children's sprint performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine reference values for the 20-meter sprint test in Spanish preschool children.
  • To analyze the influence of age, sex, and anthropometric characteristics on sprint performance.
  • To provide a reliable tool for assessing running speed in this demographic.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 3076 Spanish preschool children (aged 3-6 years).
  • The 20-meter sprint test was utilized to measure running speed.
  • Test-retest reliability was assessed in a subset of 89 children, yielding a high intraclass correlation coefficient (0.929).

Main Results:

  • Sprint time decreased significantly with increasing age.
  • Boys demonstrated faster sprint times than girls from ages 3 to 5, with no significant difference at age 6.
  • Reliability analysis confirmed the test-retest stability of the 20-meter sprint test.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides valuable reference values for 20-meter sprint performance in Spanish preschoolers.
  • Age is a significant factor in sprint performance, with younger children being slower.
  • Sex differences in sprint speed emerge during preschool years but may diminish by age six.