Increasing physical literacy in youth: A two-week Sport for Development program for children aged 6-10
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Increasing physical literacy in youth: A two‑week Sport for Development program for children aged 6‑10 Marika Warner1 · Jackie Robinson1 · Bryan Heal1 · Jennifer Lloyd2 · James Mandigo3 · Bess Lennox4 · Larkin Davenport Huyer5
Accepted: 1 September 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Regular physical activity significantly improves health outcomes, yet rates of childhood physical activity remain alarmingly low. Physical literacy has been identified as the foundation for quality physical education, suggesting that sport, education, and
The authors wish to acknowledge MLSE LaunchPad’s youth members and their families, the entire MLSE LaunchPad staff team, the MLSE Foundation, and MLSE for their commitment and support. * Marika Warner [email protected] Jackie Robinson [email protected] Bryan Heal [email protected] Jennifer Lloyd [email protected] James Mandigo [email protected] Bess Lennox [email protected] Larkin Davenport Huyer [email protected] 1
Department of Research and Evaluation, MLSE LaunchPad, 259 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M5C 2B2, Canada
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Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
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University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada
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Department of Sport Programming, MLSE LaunchPad, 259 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M5C 2B2, Canada
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Department of Public Health Sciences, Queens University, Carruthers Hall, 2nd and 3rd Floors, 62 Fifth Field Company Lane, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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public health interventions should seek to increase physical literacy to promote physical activity. A two-week day camp program for children aged 6–10 facing barriers to positive development, was developed and delivered by a Sport for Development facility in Toronto, Canada. Utilizing fundamental movement skills (FMS) as a teaching tool and a pre- and post-assessment, the camp aimed to increase physical literacy and promote engagement in physical activity. Results indicate a significant increase in FMS (t (44) = 4.37, p < .001) as well as improved self-perceptions of physical literacy (t (40) = 14.96, p < .001). The largest FMS increases were found in running and balance and the most significant impacts were among low baseline performers. Keywords Physical literacy · Sport for Development · Fundamental movement skills · Youth · Physical activity Building a shared understanding of how to effectively promote lifelong engagement in physical activity (PA) through the development of physical literacy (PL) is an important aim for the sport, youth service, and education sectors, both in Canada and internationally (Mandigo et al. 2018). PL has been identified as the foundation of quality physical education in UNESCO’s (2015) guidelines for policy makers, and it continues to gain credibility and momentum as an educational concept and programming objective for PA and sport providers and in broader public health interve
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