A hitchhiker’s guide to assessing young people’s motor competence: Deciding what method to use

Objectives To offer a user’s guide to select appropriate measures of motor competence for children and adolescents. Design Expert consensus among a working group of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC). Methods The guide provides information on objective (motion devices and direct observation) and subjective (self-reports and proxy reports) methods for assessing motor competence among children and adolescents. Key...