Reference curves for a fitness battery developed for children ages 5-12 years in England
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Smith, E., Wilkinson, K., Wyatt, S., Vaish, P. and Miller, S. 2019. Reference curves for a fitness battery developed for children ages 5-12 years in England. Journal of Physical Education and Sport. 19 (4), pp. 1481-1495. https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2019.s4215
Type | Article |
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Title | Reference curves for a fitness battery developed for children ages 5-12 years in England |
Authors | Smith, E., Wilkinson, K., Wyatt, S., Vaish, P. and Miller, S. |
Abstract | Purpose: Reference curves have already been created for a variety of different physical testing batteries across a number of countries. Due to results differing between countries for the same sex and age, it is important that reference curves are created specific for each country. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide reference curves for five different fitness tests that assess the core components of health related fitness within children in England. Method: Following institutional ethics approval, parental informed consent and child assent was obtained for a total of 39,199 children aged between 5 and 12 years completed tests for explosive power, agility, hand eye coordination, lower body strength and upper body strength. To calculate reference values Generalised Additive Models for Location, Scale and Shape (GAMLSS) were used. |
Research Group | Sports Coaching and Education at the London Sport Institute |
Publisher | Physical Education and Sport Faculty |
Journal | Journal of Physical Education and Sport |
ISSN | 2247-8051 |
Electronic | 2247-806X |
Publication dates | |
Online | 31 Jul 2019 |
05 Oct 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 25 Nov 2019 |
Accepted | 10 Jul 2019 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | © JPES |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2019.s4215 |
Language | English |
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