This study investigated the effects of playing soccer on the quality of gross motor skills in preschoolers. A 2-group, pretest-posttest design was adopted, comprising both an experimental and a control group. The part...This study investigated the effects of playing soccer on the quality of gross motor skills in preschoolers. A 2-group, pretest-posttest design was adopted, comprising both an experimental and a control group. The participants were recruited from 2 public kindergartens located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The approval of the legal representatives of the 101 preschoolers enrolled in these kindergartens and aged between 4 years and 6 years and 11 months was obtained, and purposive grouping was subsequently conducted. The experimental group comprised 44 participants from the first kindergarten, whereas the control group comprised 43 participants from the second kindergarten. After the recruitment, the experimental group received a soccer program intervention： a 10-week soccer program with two 40-minute sessions per week. Before and after the experiment, the gross motor quality of both groups was measured using the Preschooler Gross Motor Quality Scale, which covers tests for locomotion, object manipulation, and balance. The results of the 10-week intervention showed significantly higher scores for locomotion, object manipulation, balance, and overall gross motor quality in the experimental group than in the control group. This study confirmed that a 10-week soccer program is beneficial for gross motor development in preschoolers. The research results can serve as a reference for gross motor development in preschool education.展开更多
目的 系统评价幼儿身体活动课程对学龄前儿童粗大动作发展的影响。方法 计算机检索Web of Science、PubMed、Cochrane Library、EBSCO SPORTDiscus with Full Text、CNKI、WanFang Data和VIP数据库,搜集有关幼儿身体活动课程对学龄前儿...目的 系统评价幼儿身体活动课程对学龄前儿童粗大动作发展的影响。方法 计算机检索Web of Science、PubMed、Cochrane Library、EBSCO SPORTDiscus with Full Text、CNKI、WanFang Data和VIP数据库,搜集有关幼儿身体活动课程对学龄前儿童粗大动作发展影响的随机对照试验(RCT),检索时限均从建库至2022年8月8日。由2位评价员独立筛选文献、提取资料并评价纳入研究的偏倚风险后,采用RevMan 5.4.1和Stata 15.0软件进行Meta分析。结果 共纳入18个RCT,包括幼儿身体活动课程组1 141例,对照组1 135例。Meta分析结果显示:幼儿身体活动课程组被试粗大动作发展得分[SMD=1.96,95%CI(1.44,2.49)]、移动性技能得分[SMD=1.15,95%CI(0.83,1.46)]和操作性技能得分[SMD=1.25,95%CI(0.84,1.65)]均高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论 幼儿身体活动课程对学龄前儿童粗大动作技发展有积极作用。受纳入研究数量和质量限制,上述结论尚需更多高质量研究予以验证。展开更多
文摘This study investigated the effects of playing soccer on the quality of gross motor skills in preschoolers. A 2-group, pretest-posttest design was adopted, comprising both an experimental and a control group. The participants were recruited from 2 public kindergartens located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The approval of the legal representatives of the 101 preschoolers enrolled in these kindergartens and aged between 4 years and 6 years and 11 months was obtained, and purposive grouping was subsequently conducted. The experimental group comprised 44 participants from the first kindergarten, whereas the control group comprised 43 participants from the second kindergarten. After the recruitment, the experimental group received a soccer program intervention： a 10-week soccer program with two 40-minute sessions per week. Before and after the experiment, the gross motor quality of both groups was measured using the Preschooler Gross Motor Quality Scale, which covers tests for locomotion, object manipulation, and balance. The results of the 10-week intervention showed significantly higher scores for locomotion, object manipulation, balance, and overall gross motor quality in the experimental group than in the control group. This study confirmed that a 10-week soccer program is beneficial for gross motor development in preschoolers. The research results can serve as a reference for gross motor development in preschool education.
