The effects of structured coordinative exercise protocol on physical fitness, motor competence and inhibitory control in preschool children

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dc.authoridAlkhamees, Nouf/0009-0009-4749-3248
dc.authoridSendil, Ali Mert/0000-0002-6307-0896
dc.contributor.authorSendil, Ali Mert
dc.contributor.authorCanli, Umut
dc.contributor.authorSheeha, Bodor Bin
dc.contributor.authorAlkhamees, Nouf H.
dc.contributor.authorBatrakoulis, Alexios
dc.contributor.authorAl-Mhanna, Sameer Badri
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-06T12:23:51Z
dc.date.available2025-04-06T12:23:51Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentTekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a structured coordinative exercise intervention based on motor skill elements on physical fitness (PF), motor competence (MC) and inhibitory control (IC) in preschool children. A total of 41 kindergarten children (27 boys and 17 girls) aged between 5 and 6 years participated and were divided into exercise (EG; n = 18) and control (CG; n = 23) groups. The exercise group participated in a structured coordinative exercise programme focusing on locomotor and balance skills such as side-stepping, galloping, jumping and running for 30 min, 2 days a week for 8 weeks. The control group followed the normal curriculum. Children participated in measurements before and after 8 weeks, respectively; motor competence was assessed using the K & ouml;rperkoordinationstest f & uuml;r Kinder (KTK3+) test battery, which includes eye-hand coordination and other coordinative skills. Physical fitness was measured by balance, agility and vertical jump tests. Inhibitory control was assessed using the Go/NoGo test in the Early Years Toolbox. As a result of the two-factor analysis of variance for mixed measures to determine whether being in the exercising group had a significant effect on the test scores, group by time interaction effect showed that the increase in the scores of the exercise group was significantly higher than that of the control group in the parameters of static balance, KTK sideways jump and KTK eye-hand coordination [respectively: F(1-39) = 6.993, p = 0.012; 6.443, p = 0.015; 8.180, p = 0.007). The results show that structured coordinative exercises improve PF and MC but have no significant effect on IC. This study targets the development of motor and cognitive skills considered to be important in preschool children and is one of the few studies to evaluate these parameters simultaneously. It also provides a comprehensive perspective on interventions aimed to positively affect health and development in early childhood.Trial Registration: NCT06631248. Registered on October 07, 2024.
dc.description.sponsorshipPrincess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
dc.description.sponsorshipA special thanks to all participants.
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-024-79811-3
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid39558052
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85209539256
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79811-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/17214
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001359478400022
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Portfolio
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reports
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250406
dc.subjectExecutive function
dc.subjectMotor skills
dc.subjectBalance
dc.subjectCoordination
dc.subjectAgility
dc.titleThe effects of structured coordinative exercise protocol on physical fitness, motor competence and inhibitory control in preschool children
dc.typeArticle

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