Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control
Abstract Aim This study aimed to investigate the effects of a coordination-based training program on physical fitness, motor competence, and inhibition control in preschool children. Method Fifty-one preschool children aged 5 to 6 years (M = 6.03, SD = 0.30), were randomly assigned to either an exer...
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| description | Abstract Aim This study aimed to investigate the effects of a coordination-based training program on physical fitness, motor competence, and inhibition control in preschool children. Method Fifty-one preschool children aged 5 to 6 years (M = 6.03, SD = 0.30), were randomly assigned to either an exercise group (EG; n = 26), which received a coordination-based training program, or a control group (CG; n = 25), which continued their routine activities. All participants were recruited from a preschool. Physical fitness (PF) was assessed through agility, static and dynamic balance, and vertical jump tests. Motor competence (MC) was measured using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder 3+ (KTK3+), and inhibition control (IC) was evaluated via the Go/No-Go test. Result The group-time interaction showed that the exercise group’s score increase was significantly higher than that of the CG in vertical jumping (F(1−49) = 14.569, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.229) and KTK Balancing Backwards (F(1−49) = 14.051, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.223) variables. Also, CG’s score increase was significantly higher than that of the EG in KTK Moving Sideways (F(1−49) = 9.984, p < 0.01, η p 2 = 0.169). However, statistically significant differences were not found in the comparison of group x time interaction in all other variables (p > 0.05). Conclusion The coordination-based training provided to the exercise group led to significant improvements in vertical jump performance (an indicator of lower extremity strength) and KTK Balancing Backwards scores (an indicator of dynamic balance) compared to the control group. These findings suggest that coordination-based training can enhance lower extremity strength and dynamic balance in preschool children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-92b04f872a1d4aa3a459c9eaa2cf27e22025-08-20T04:03:07ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312025-07-0125111210.1186/s12887-025-05897-xEffects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition controlBeyza Başarır0Umut Canlı1Ali Mert Şendil2Cristina Ioana Alexe3Răzvan Andrei Tomozei4Dan Iulian Alexe5Lucian Ovidiu Burchel6Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal UniversityDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal UniversityDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal UniversityDepartment of Physical Education and Sports Performance, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of BacauDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of IașiDepartment of Physical and Occupational Therapy, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of BacăuDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Physics, Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sciences, Lucian Blaga University of SibiuAbstract Aim This study aimed to investigate the effects of a coordination-based training program on physical fitness, motor competence, and inhibition control in preschool children. Method Fifty-one preschool children aged 5 to 6 years (M = 6.03, SD = 0.30), were randomly assigned to either an exercise group (EG; n = 26), which received a coordination-based training program, or a control group (CG; n = 25), which continued their routine activities. All participants were recruited from a preschool. Physical fitness (PF) was assessed through agility, static and dynamic balance, and vertical jump tests. Motor competence (MC) was measured using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder 3+ (KTK3+), and inhibition control (IC) was evaluated via the Go/No-Go test. Result The group-time interaction showed that the exercise group’s score increase was significantly higher than that of the CG in vertical jumping (F(1−49) = 14.569, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.229) and KTK Balancing Backwards (F(1−49) = 14.051, p < 0.001, η p 2 = 0.223) variables. Also, CG’s score increase was significantly higher than that of the EG in KTK Moving Sideways (F(1−49) = 9.984, p < 0.01, η p 2 = 0.169). However, statistically significant differences were not found in the comparison of group x time interaction in all other variables (p > 0.05). Conclusion The coordination-based training provided to the exercise group led to significant improvements in vertical jump performance (an indicator of lower extremity strength) and KTK Balancing Backwards scores (an indicator of dynamic balance) compared to the control group. These findings suggest that coordination-based training can enhance lower extremity strength and dynamic balance in preschool children.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05897-xExecutive functionBalanceJumpingResponse timeCoordination |
| spellingShingle | Beyza Başarır Umut Canlı Ali Mert Şendil Cristina Ioana Alexe Răzvan Andrei Tomozei Dan Iulian Alexe Lucian Ovidiu Burchel Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control BMC Pediatrics Executive function Balance Jumping Response time Coordination |
| title | Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control |
| title_full | Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control |
| title_fullStr | Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control |
| title_short | Effects of coordination-based training on preschool children’s physical fitness, motor competence and inhibition control |
| title_sort | effects of coordination based training on preschool children s physical fitness motor competence and inhibition control |
| topic | Executive function Balance Jumping Response time Coordination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05897-x |
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