Table 4.
Presents Mean ± SD, Median and Coefficient of Variation (CV%) for Total FMS, Locomotor FMS, Object-Control FMS, Stability FMS and Each Individual Skill for Boys and Girls.
| Score |
Boys |
Girls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | CV% | Mean (SD) | Median | CV% | P | |
| Total FMS score (locomotor & object) | 36.26 (5.61) | 37.00 | 15.5% | 36.36 (4.75) | 37.00 | 13% | .858 |
| Total FMS score (inclusion of stability) | 38.29 (6.36) | 39.00 | 16.6% | 38.73 (5.51) | 39.00 | 14.2% | .683 |
| Locomotor score | 20.34 (3.76) | 21.00 | 18.5% | 21.71 (3.44) | 22.00 | 15.8% | .009* |
| Object-control score | 15.92 (3.64) | 16.00 | 22.9% | 14.65 (2.86) | 14.50 | 19.5% | .002* |
| Catch | 6.15 (1.67) | 6.00 | 27.1% | 6.29 (1.61) | 6.00 | 25.6% | .566 |
| Overarm throw | 5.71 (2.18) | 6.00 | 38.3% | 4.19 (1.82) | 4.00 | 43.3% | .000* |
| Underarm throw | 4.05 (1.22) | 4.00 | 30.1% | 4.17 (1.23) | 4.00 | 29.6% | .495 |
| Stability | 2.03 (1.92) | 2.00 | 94.9% | 2.37 (2.32) | 2.00 | 97.8% | .456 |
| Run | 6.50 (1.46) | 6.00 | 22.5% | 6.81 (1.14) | 7.00 | 16.7% | .179 |
| Jump | 5.96 (1.51) | 6.00 | 25.4% | 6.28 (1.45) | 6.00 | 23% | .164 |
| Hop | 3.96 (1.54) | 4.00 | 38.8% | 4.32 (1.53) | 4.00 | 35.5% | 0.65 |
| Skip | 3.92 (1.57) | 4.00 | 40.0% | 4.31 (1.26) | 4.00 | 29.2% | .101 |
Note. Maximum scores possible for total, locomotor and object-control skills are 54, 30 and 24.
*Significant gender differences (p < .05).