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development movement skills basic goal physical sports education level determining factor subsequent involvement child physical activities goal contribute knowledge basic motor competencies bmc 3rd 4th grade boys girls elementary schools collected data 468 children mage 96 sd 06 years 228 girls 240 boys 16 third grade 16 fourth grade classes ten elementary schools different parts central west north slovak republic primary data basic motor competencies examined groups obtained means mobak3 test battery construct validity analyzed confirmatory factorial analysis relationships bmc age gender bmi analyzed structural equation modeling boys better performance object movement activities girls p 001 situation selfmovement activities different girls better performance boys p 005 general expectation grade factor improve performance basic motor competencies compared 3rd 4thgraders clearly fulfilled assumption confirmed girls object movement p 005 self movement p 001 confirmatory factor analysis confirmed twofactor structure basic motor competencies objectmovement selfmovement gender bmi age confirmed significant covariances theory bmc 3rd 4thgraders elementary schools appropriate method uncover grounds positive attitude physical activities later life