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It’s been a while!! Finishing my PhD (viva next week) learning the ropes in a new job and a newborn have restricted my bandwidth! However, next week I am done (with my PhD, not my children….. hopefully) and I have already lined up new podcast guests! Normal service resumes ✅

Sharpening the mind, strengthening the body. Our latest work explores parents perception on use of S&C in children and youth. Emma Eyre Ricardo Martins @basesuk UKSCA Coventry University Research and Innovation NSCA BASES Paediatric SIG I-MDRC mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/10…

Fantastic to catch up with Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre and Mike Duncan this morning regarding SIG activity this coming year! 🎉 Plenty for SIG members to get involved with. It has been fairly quiet for many reasons, but now it’s time to get moving (figuratively and literally) 🚀

In the background @AshCox16 Mike Duncan and Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre have been planning to release a monthly newsletter to SIG members. Here is a screen shot of this months. If you would like to get involved, comment below. SIG members, your copy will land in your inbox each month 📖

Latest work from our group: Early years professionals' perceptions and practices of motor skill development: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Working with the lovely Dr Katie Fitton Davies Eileen Africa Division of Sport Science Stellenbosch University & Estera Sevel I-MDRC BASES Paediatric SIG Coventry University Research and Innovation Research at Stellenbosch University

This is fantastic! 👏🏻

I have worked with Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre to help drive the BASES Paediatric SIG for a few years now. I am pleased to confirm I will be stepping up as Chair for the SIG as Craig takes on new challenges. I have big shoes to fill and I am humbled to be entrusted to keep driving the SIG forward @basesuk🙏🏻

🏋️‍♂️💡 A meta-analysis of 53 studies finds that resistance training not only boosts physical fitness in school-age kids but also enhances their cognition, academic results, and classroom behaviour. #FitnessEducation #BrainGain link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

First action as Chair is brining us together and aligning our direction for 2023/24! If you’ve not received an email from me, please reach out. There’s going to be a lot going on in the SIG. if you’re not already a member, then again, please reach out.

High muscular fitness boosts bone strength and body composition in overweight and obese kids! 🏋️‍♂️ Those with top isometric strength see the best bone health benefits. Let’s prioritise fitness to combat childhood obesity! 💪 link.springer.com/content/pdf/10… #ChildhoodObesity #Fitness

I am sharing the release of this highly relevant book for school physical education practice, in which I wrote the chapter "Motor Skill Assessment in Children and Adolescents." AIESEP I-MDRC link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

ACL injuries are ⬆️ among children, often due to a lack of basic movement skills. Focusing on fundamentals in PE and sports coaching may help reduce injury risk. Let’s prioritize proper movement skill development. ⁦Mike Duncan⁩ ⁦⁦Physical Activity, Sport & Exercise Sciences⁩ theconversation.com/more-children-…

New review: “Effect of Accelerometer Cut-Points on Preschoolers’ Physical Activity & Sedentary Time” highlights significant variability in activity estimates using different cut-points. More research needed to optimise data processing methods for young children.

New research measures teachers’ capability, opportunity, & motivation (COM-B model) to deliver physical activity in schools. Study shows strong model fit (CFI = .945, RMSEA = .066) and good reliability (α = .75-.81). #Education #PhysicalActivity #COMBModel David Lubans

Exploring how family influences impact children’s development of fundamental movement skills (FMS). Key barriers: parental knowledge, self-efficacy, & home environment. Empowering parents & enhancing community initiatives could improve engagement. mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9…

Things have settled a little. So, the podcast is back with a slightly different format. The idea is to breakdown papers in bite size chunks. Today we break down a paper from Dr Tim Takken and team. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6T3wH0…