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Improving Motor Competence of Children: The Super Quinas Intervention Program in Portuguese Primary Schools

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Outras Ciências Sociais
datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Luis P.
dc.contributor.authorCordovil, Rita
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Júlio A.
dc.contributor.authorSeabra, André
dc.contributor.authorGuilherme, José
dc.contributor.authorVale, Susana
dc.contributor.authorLuz, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorFlôres, Fábio
dc.contributor.authorLagoa, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Vitor P.
dc.contributor.authorMercê, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Pedro Tiago
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Sara
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Vanda
dc.contributor.authorSerrano, João
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Rui
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Rui
dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Vânia
dc.contributor.authorNeto, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-08T13:44:57Z
dc.date.available2025-04-08T13:44:57Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to describe the effects of an extra hour of a structured motor program on the motor competence (MC) of children 6–10 years old. The need for movement interventions to enhance MC among school-aged children has gained vital importance in the last years, given the negative secular trends reported. Hence, the Portuguese Football Federation organized an intervention program on MC to be implemented on the extracurricular time of the Portuguese primary schools: the Super Quinas program. Thirty-nine schools from all of Portugal were assigned to intervention and control condition, with a total of 1034 children (6–10 y old) completing all the program (77.7%). The Super Quinas intervention comprised of 1 hour of activity per week, led by a physical educator teacher during extracurricular activities for 12 wees. MC was assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) before and at the end of the program (January and April 2023). Normative results of the MCA were used to compare changes between pre and posttest according to experimental or control condition. Results showed a general improvement for all subscales (Locomotor, Manipulative, Stability) and total MCA. More importantly, the experimental group showed significant and positive differences, when compared with the control group, in the Stability Manipulative and total MCA results after controlling for gender, age, and baseline effect. Conclusions: The Super Quinas intervention program proved that adding 1 hour of structured movement program to the regular primary school schedule can lead to greater development of MC in school-age children.eng
dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, Luis P.; Cordovil, Rita; Costa, Júlio A.; Seabra, André; Guilherme, José; Vale, Susana, Luz, Carlos; Flôres, Fabio; Lagoa, Maria João; Almeida, Gabriela; Lopes, Vitor P.; Mercê, Cristiana; Esteves, Pedro Tiago; Santos, Sara; Correia, Vanda; Serrano, João; Mendes, Rui; Matos, Rui; Loureiro, Vânia; Neto, Carlos (2025). Improving Motor Competence of Children: The Super Quinas Intervention Program in Portuguese Primary Schools. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. ISSN 1543-3080. 22:4, p. 436-443pt
dc.identifier.doi10.1123/jpah.2024-0484
dc.identifier.eissn1543-5474
dc.identifier.issn1543-3080
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/34416
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Physical Activity and Health
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectPhysical education
dc.subjectMotor development
dc.subjectSports interventions
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.titleImproving Motor Competence of Children: The Super Quinas Intervention Program in Portuguese Primary Schoolspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Physical Activity and Health
oaire.citation.volume22
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_fa2ee174bc00049f
person.familyNameLopes
person.givenNameVitor P.
person.identifier.ciencia-id531D-60D6-48BF
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1599-2180
person.identifier.ridD-1774-2011
person.identifier.scopus-author-id17435197500
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