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The Fundamental Motor Skills Performance of Children in Kapit, Sarawak

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Advancing Sports and Exercise via Innovation

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Children’s physical activity (PA) is determined by their motor skills, with increased fundamental motor skills (FMS) allowing them to participate in a wider range of PA, games, and sports. The purpose of this study was to examine the FMS in children aged 10 to 12 years old using the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA). The participants were in years 4, 5, and 6 (N = 487; male = 241; female = 246) from two primary schools in Kapit, Sarawak. CAMSA was used to measure children’s FMS performance (jumping, sliding, catching, throwing, skipping, hopping, and kicking). Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The results showed that 99.6% of the participants were unable to achieve the recommended level of the total CAMSA scores based on the Canadian norm. Given the positive correlation between children’s FMS performance and PA, it is recommended that FMS intervention can be implemented to improve their FMS performance as well as sustain their engagement in PA.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) with Project Code: FRGS/1/2020/SKK06/USM/03/13.

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  1. Exercise and Sports Science Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Jeswenny Fresshila John & Garry Kuan

  2. Institute of Teacher Education Batu Lintang Campus, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Ngien Siong Chin

  3. Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Yee Cheng Kueh

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    Garry Kuan

  2. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan

    Yu-Kai Chang

  3. Victoria University, Melbourne, VLC, Australia

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  4. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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John, J.F., Chin, N., Kueh, Y., Kuan, G. (2023). The Fundamental Motor Skills Performance of Children in Kapit, Sarawak. In: Kuan, G., Chang, YK., Morris, T., Eng Wah, T., Musa, R.M., P. P. Abdul Majeed, A. (eds) Advancing Sports and Exercise via Innovation. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8159-3_3

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