Do We Drop the Ball When We Measure Ball Skills Using Standardized Motor Performance Tests?

Bouwien C M Smits Engelsman Lemke Dorothee Jelsma Dané Coetzee

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

: Most ball skill items in motor tests belong to a comparable construct containing throw, dribble, bounce, and catch skills. However, aiming tasks belong to a separate category. Additionally, throwing for distance is a task that requires predominantly explosive power.

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