Can Motor Proficiency in Preschool Age Affect Physical Activity in Adolescence?

Background: This study investigated if motor proficiency (MP) in preschool age associate with physical activity (PA) in adolescence. Methods: In 2004, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Short Form (BOTMP-SF) (7) was administered to 413 children, aged 4–6 years, who were classified to MP groups according to their BOTMP-SF total score (TS). In 2014, the PA of 106 former participants (47 boys, 59 girls) was measured with Omron...