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. 2022 May 23;19(10):6331. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19106331

Table 2.

The Fundamental Movement Skills Tests.

FMS Proficiency Test Materials and Site Layouts Directions Performance Records Cautions
Locomotor skills 10-m shuttle run Materials: flexible rulers, marking tap, poles, and stopwatch
Site layouts: two parallel lines 10 m (m) apart will be marked on the floor using marking tap
Child runs concurrently with an audio signal, then runs back once reaching the turning line The result will be recorded in seconds Stay clear of the starting and turning line
Hopping Hopping Materials: tape measure, marking taps, stopwatch, and beanbag 10 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 5 cm high
Site layouts: 10 parallel lines 0.5 m apart, on which a piece of beanbag will be placed
Child stands behind the starting line and hops with close feet continuously as soon as he/she hears the audio signal, and until he/she hops over the last beanbag The result will be recorded in seconds Repeat the test if the child hops over the beanbag with one leg, steps onto the beanbag, or kicks the beanbag from where it is two times
Object control skills Bouncing a ball Materials: soft balls and stopwatch.
Site layouts: 1 m × 1 m square
Child dribbles the ball with one hand 8 times (as ball bouncing higher over his/her knees, it is counted as one) The result will be recorded in seconds Push balls with fingertips, not a slap
Object control skills Jamming coins Materials: 8 coins, a box with slot on the upper side and stopwatch Child stuffs 8 coins into the box through the slot with the dominant hand The result will be recorded in seconds
Object control skills Kicking Materials: Sand-filled solid balls and sign barrels
Site layout: 3 m, one sign barrel every 1.5 m
Child kicks the solid ball from one side to the other side with the arch of their foot, bypassing the 1.5-m sign barrel, and the route is in the shape of “C” The result will be recorded in seconds Repeat the test if child kicking the ball not with arch of foot
Stability skills Dynamic balance (Balance beam) Materials: balance beam (3 m long, 10 cm wide, and 30 cm high) with two platforms (20 cm long, 20 cm wide and 30 cm high) attached to both ends, and a stopwatch Child walks consecutively forward on the balance beam, until one of the feet touch the platform on the other side The result will be recorded in seconds 1. Repeat the test if the child falls off the beam
2. Testers should protect the child from harm during the test
Stability skills Static balance (One-leg stand) Material: stopwatch Child stands on one foot with the supporting leg on the floor and the free leg flexed at the knees, maintaining the balance posture until the required posture cannot be maintained The result will be recorded in seconds