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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTOR-FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES AND FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS IN EIGHT YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

This research is conducted to establish relationship between performance of fundamental movement skills and motor-functional abilities for eight years old boys and girls. 73 children were analyzed, including 36 boys and 37 girls, of average age 8.09  0.25 years. Children's fundamental movement skills were assessed with Test of Gross Motor Development – Second Edition – TGMD-2. Agility, explosive strength, endurance and speed are assessed by using set of five motor-functional tests. Correlation between fundamental movement skills and children's motor-functional abilities was confirmed by using Pearson's correlation coefficient with p  .05. The results of the research show that performance of fundamental movement skills of eight years old boys and girls is significantly related to motor-functional abilities.

TGMD-2; locomotor movement skill; manipulative movement skill; correlation

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