Table 2.
Prevalence of Failure (%) Amongst Boys and Girls Classified as ‘Poor’ or ‘Ner Mastery’ for Ach Behavioral Component in the 4 Locomotor Skills.
| Performance criteria |
Boys |
Girls |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | NM | Poor | NM | ||
| Run C1. Brief period where both feet are off the ground | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Run C2. Arms in opposition to legs, elbow bent | 52.0 | 11.9 | 54.5 | 18.2 | |
| Run C3. Foot placement near or on-line (not flat footed) | 68.0 | 52.5 | 45.5 | 56.4 | |
| Run C4. Non-supported leg bent approximately 90 degrees | 72.0 | 26.2 | 81.1 | 9.1 | |
| Jump C1. Preparatory movement includes flexion of both knees with arms extended behind the body | 61.5 | 7.7 | 35.7 | 2.0 | |
| Jump C2. Arms extend forcefully forward and upward reaching full extension above head | 100.0 | 76.9 | 92.9 | 72.5 | |
| Jump C3. Take off and land on both feet simultaneously | 19.2 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 2.0 | |
| Jump C4. Arms are brought downward during landing | 26.9 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 3.9 | |
| Hop C1. Non-hopping leg swings forward in a perpendicular fashion to produce force | 53.8 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 18.5 | |
| Hop C2. Foot of non-hopping leg remains behind hopping leg (does not cross in front of the body) | 65.9 | 42.1 | 61.3 | 55.6 | |
| Hop C3. Arms flex and swing forward to produce force | 85.7 | 47.4 | 81.3 | 18.5 | |
| Hop C4. Hops for consecutive times before stopping | 17.6 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Skip C1. A rhythmical repetition of the step-hop on alternate feet | 73.1 | 4.8 | 37.5 | 3.0 | |
| Skip C2. Foot of non-supported leg carried near surface during hop phase | 84.6 | 1.6 | 81.3 | 10.6 | |
| Skip C3. Arm alternately moving in opposition to legs at about waist level | 73.1 | 88.9 | 81.3 | 77.3 | |