The Influence of Biological Age and Sex on Gross Motor Skill Development in Young Athletes: A Pilot Study
Our pilot study is inconclusive but suggests that factors such as sex, exposure to different GMS, and time spent practicing GMS may influence GMS performance to a greater extent than maturation. However, these findings are underpowered; a sample of 154 would be required for a definitive study.
Authors
- Marta Erlandson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3092-2025)
- Adam Baxter‐Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0430-0556)
- M. Louise Humbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-435X)
- Matthew S. Chapelski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-0327)
- Sarah Benson
- Tyler Tait
- Stacey Woods
Institutions
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sports14040153
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00