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Journal of Motor Learning & Development
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Advancing the understanding of movement skill acquisition & expression across the lifespan. Editor: @docmaarten.bsky.social / Affiliated journal of NASPSPA & I-MDRC
From the volumes post, by A. Carroll from @AuburnU with S. Foote, C. Wirth, S. Brock and D. Wadsworth. The authors found a 10-week family-based fitness program increased children's lean mass & attitudes about exercise, emphasising the role of family support in promoting fitness habits ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New accepted paper by Molly Brillinger et al. from the University of Toronto ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ. The authors found cooperative dyad practice increased task engagement and partner performance similarity, but did not improve motor skill acquisition or retention
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New accepted paper by Leonel Reis, @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social et al. Authors translated the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence into ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น & validated with 120 children Results: โœ… high skill familiarity
โœ… strong sequencing โš ๏ธ lower scores for inexperienced kids. PSPWC is a well-adapted tool.
September 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New accepted paper by Adriรกn Belenguer-Troya et al on a classroom-based physical activity (PA) intervention. PA increased and perceived physical literacy maintained in the intervention group (vs. โฌ‡๏ธ in controls); motor competence improved in both โ€“ supporting the benefits of classroom-based PA.
August 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New paper by Paula Carmona Osorio from @unileiden.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ and colleagues examined how depression affects sensorimotor adaptation. 20 participants with depression and 22 controls adapted joystick movements under visual perturbation equally well, with adaptation unaffected by symptom severity.
August 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New accepted paper by Ashley Murray & @shikhaprashad.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on aging and motor sequence learning. They found that both age groups demonstrated learning within sessions, but only young adults showed strong offline (between-session) learning; and older adults struggled with complexity.
August 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New accepted paper by Osman Imal from @charlesuni.cuni.cz ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ & colleagues who assessed functional movement & lower body strength in soccer players, grouped by age and peak height velocity (PHV) status. Pre-PHV players showed lower knee strength & older groups recorded higher jump and strength scores
August 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
New study by Sandra Santos from the University of Porto ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น, with A. Santos, M. Duncan, A. Andaki, S. Vale, and J. Mota, found preschoolers at risk based on waist-to-height ratio were more likely to show poor motor competence, especially in aiming ๐ŸŽฏ, catching ๐ŸŽพ๐Ÿคฒ, and balance โš–๏ธ tasks.
July 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New accepted paper by Dr Hulteen et al. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ who aimed to test construct & concurrent validity, & internal consistency of the Perceived Movement Skill Competence scale in 254 children. Findings showed good construct validity, ICC=0.66โ€“0.78, & ฮฑ=0.51โ€“0.83. Both versions are reliable for use in children
July 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
New accepted paper by Dr Nobre & colleagues presenting normative reference curves for fundamental motor skills (TGMD-3) in Brazilian children aged 3-10.9 years. Findings showed Brazilian children had lower motor proficiency cut-off points than U.S. norms, with clear differences by age and sex.
July 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New study by Natalie Lander from @deakinuniversity.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ, with colleagues including @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social, who developed a deep learning model to assess motor competence in children. The model reached 83% accuracy & is accessible for practitioners via a user-friendly web platform.
July 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New accepted paper by @klmulvey.bsky.social from @ncstate.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ and colleagues, who tested a gender-equity motor skill program (SKIP-GE) for preschoolers. Results showed a reduction in boysโ€™ gender bias, suggesting early interventions promote equitable gender attitudes in development.
June 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New accepted paper by Katherine Spring et al. from Auburn University ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ. The SUNRISE study assessed how well three product-based motor skill tools align with the TGMD-3 in 3โ€“4-year-olds. Results showed moderate to strong associations, supporting SUNRISE as a feasible tool for large-scale use.
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New study by Masahiro Yamada from Whittier College, with M. Babak, H. Mohammadzadeh, H. Kivett & J. Dehghanizade, who found that athletesโ€™ familiarity, liking & usefulness ratings for external/internal instructions didnโ€™t always align. Participants sporting background shaped these perceptions
June 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
New accepted paper by Cameron Olsen from @utah.edu and colleagues on how motivational climate and goal orientations influence linear (MAE) and non-liner (SampEN) motor performance. Findings suggest that they jointly shape motor learning, affecting performance in distinct ways.
June 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
New accepted paper by Thomas Hawkins & colleagues from @leedsbeckett.bsky.social โ€ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง who conducted a systematic review of focus of attention (FoA) research on muscle activity and movement kinematics finding external FoA instructions resulted in superior muscular activity & movement kinematic profiles
June 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here is a graphic abstract from the authors showcasing some of their key findings.
June 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New accepted paper by Promise Robinson from @utaresearch.bsky.social et al, comparing early gross motor milestones in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) to past and current expectations. Focus is on improving early screening to better support children later diagnosed with DCD.
June 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
See also the JMLD full abstract โฌ‡๏ธ
April 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New accepted paper by @action-explorer.bsky.social from
@hmsgroningen.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ, with J. Smith, D. Travieso & @raoulbongers.bsky.social, who used a body-machine interface to test interception. Both groups learned the required coordination, but random practice increased exploration behaviour
April 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New accepted paper by Samantha Snow from @deakinuniversity.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ with T. Brown, @lisabarnettphd.bsky.social, and N. Lander who explored primary PE teachersโ€™ MC assessment practices finding that valued, evidence-based tools were underused, indicating a need for teacher-informed solutions
April 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New study by Saroosh Bilal from the Autonomous University of Madrid, with R. Bongers & D. Jacobs, used a vibrotactile glove to test reach & grasp finding that variable practice improved performance across all tasks but constant practice only improved performance in familiar tasks
April 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
See more details in the abstract for this exciting position paper โฌ‡๏ธ
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New accepted paper by Caterina Pesce from University of Rome "Foro Italico" ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น, with E Mazzoli, C. Martins, & D. Stodden, who propose a line of research and practice for physical activity that involves effortful learning of novel movements to elicit cognitive engagement & develop brain function
April 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM