Motor competence refers to the proficiency in performing a wide variety of motor skills and movement patterns encompassing locomotor, stability, and manipulative gross motor skills 1. This concept is ...

A previously published scale comprising five key mobility and locomotor skills was further refined. The five items included a bed mobility and vertical (floor-to-chair) transfer item and three ...

Disadvantaged urban preschoolers aren't only at risk for failure in the classroom -- they are likely to struggle on playgrounds and athletic fields as well, research suggests. A new study found that ...

You join a swing dance class, and at first you're all left feet. But—slowly, eyes glued to the teacher—you pick up a step or two and start to feel the rhythm of the big band beat. A good start. Then ...