title: A movement-analysis comparison in two models of junior sport.
abstract: Despite widespread encouragement for children to participate in sport, the efficacy of early sporting pathways remains underexplored. We compared a rotational junior-sport model combining skills from rugby, cricket, and netball with a modified games model. Motion analysis was used to quantify movement. Results revealed no differences between sporting models in relative percent time spent stationary (p = .32), walking (p = .89), jogging (p = .45), and fast running (p = .06). The rotational model had a greater number of skill-development opportunities per minute (median = 3.4) compared with the modified games model (median = 1.1, p = .001). Promising results from varied and rotational skill exposure warrant further elucidation.
authors.affiliation: School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hartwig
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Naughton
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009068:Movement; D012420:Running; D013177:Sports; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D016138:Walking