Protocol for a cluster randomized clinical trial of a mastery-climate motor skills intervention, Children's Health Activity and Motor Program (CHAMP), on self-regulation in preschoolers.

Introduction: Self-regulation (SR) is critical to healthy development in children, and intervention approaches (i.e., professional training, classroom-based curricula, parent-focused intervention) have shown to support or enhance SR.

Are Gross Motor Skill Interventions an Equitable Replacement for Outdoor Free Play Regarding Children's Physical Activity?

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if children engaged in equal amounts of physical activity during an established gross motor skill intervention (the Children's Health Activity Motor Program (CHAMP)) and outdoor free play.

Design: Cross-sectional study; sample: Ninety-nine children (Mage = 4.21, 51% boys) were randomly divided into two movement environments: CHAMP (n = 55) or control/outdoor free play (n = 44).

An Intervention-Related Comparison of Preschoolers' Scores on the TGMD-2 and TGMD-3.

This study compared preschoolers' fundamental motor skills (FMS) on the Test of Gross Motor Development 2nd and 3rd editions (TGMD-2 and TGMD-3) before (pretest) and after (posttest) a motor skill intervention. This study also compared FMS changes (TGMD raw and percentile scores for total score, and locomotor and object control/ball subscales) across the intervention when FMS were measured using the two editions. Sixty-four preschoolers ( = 4.

The effect of the CHAMP intervention on fundamental motor skills and outdoor physical activity in preschoolers.

Purpose: Physical activity (PA) and fundamental motor skills are important components of current and future trajectories of health in young children. This study examined the effects of a 5-week motor skill intervention on preschoolers' motor skill competence and their PA behaviors while participating in the motor skill intervention or outdoor free play (recess).

Methods: A total of 102 preschoolers served as participants and were part of a motor skill intervention group ( = 64) or a control/outdoor free play group ( = 38).

The Effect of CHAMP on Physical Activity and Lesson Context in Preschoolers: A Feasibility Study.

Purpose: This feasibility study compared the effects of 2 movement programs, traditional and mastery climate (i.e., the Children's Health Activity Motor Program [CHAMP]), on lesson context and children's physical activity (PA) levels.

Using Achievement Goal Theory in Motor Skill Instruction: A Systematic Review.

Background: Over the past two decades, achievement goal theory (AGT) has been used as a theoretical framework to design and implement motor skill programming in young children.

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the effects of AGT in motor skill interventions and programming in children aged 0-12 years.

Methods: This systematic literature search was conducted using three databases: Google Scholar, PubMed, and EBSCOhost.