Outcomes and Feasibility of a 12-Week Physical Literacy Intervention for Children in an Afterschool Program.

ABSTRACT: Children (N = 90) from eight afterschool programs (n = 4 experimental sites with 47 children; n = 4 control sites with 43 children), along with the program leaders (N = 7) from the experimental sites, participated in a 12-week physical literacy intervention. Children were assessed on their physical literacy (movement competence, affect, confidence, and motivation) pre- and post-intervention using a suite of assessment tools that included the PLAYfun assessment of movement competence and a comprehensive child questionnaire. Experimental participants engaged in a daily physical literacy intervention at their afterschool program; controls engaged in their usual afterschool programming. Experimental group program leaders were assessed on their cognitions pre- and post-training and post-interve

SUBMITTER: Bremer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7246927 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature