Roach Lindsay, Keats Melanie
1 School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Percept Mot Skills. 2018 Aug;125(4):651-668. doi: 10.1177/0031512518773281. Epub 2018 Apr 30.
Fundamental movement skill interventions are important for promoting physical activity, but the optimal intervention model for preschool children remains unclear. We compared two 8-week interventions, a structured skill-station and a planned active play approach, to a free-play control condition on pre- and postintervention fundamental movement skills. We also collected data regarding program attendance and perceived enjoyment. We found a significant interaction effect between intervention type and time. A Tukey honest significant difference analysis supported a positive intervention effect showing a significant difference between both interventions and the free-play control condition. There was a significant between-group difference in group attendance such that mean attendance was higher for both the free-play and planned active play groups relative to the structured skill-based approach. There were no differences in attendance between free-play and planned active play groups, and there were no differences in enjoyment ratings between the two intervention groups. In sum, while both interventions led to improved fundamental movement skills, the active play approach offered several logistical advantages. Although these findings should be replicated, they can guide feasible and sustainable fundamental movement skill programs within day care settings.
基本运动技能干预对于促进身体活动很重要，但学龄前儿童的最佳干预模式仍不明确。我们将两种为期8周的干预措施，即结构化技能站干预和有计划的主动游戏方法，与自由游戏对照条件进行比较，观察干预前后的基本运动技能情况。我们还收集了有关项目参与率和感知乐趣的数据。我们发现干预类型和时间之间存在显著的交互作用。Tukey真实显著差异分析支持了积极的干预效果，表明两种干预措施与自由游戏对照条件之间存在显著差异。在小组参与率方面存在显著的组间差异，即自由游戏组和有计划的主动游戏组的平均参与率相对于基于结构化技能的方法更高。自由游戏组和有计划的主动游戏组之间的参与率没有差异，两个干预组之间的乐趣评分也没有差异。总之，虽然两种干预措施都能提高基本运动技能，但主动游戏方法具有若干后勤方面的优势。尽管这些发现需要重复验证，但它们可以指导日托环境中可行且可持续的基本运动技能项目。
