Mark S. Tremblay|Patricia E. Longmuir|Joel D. Barnes|Kevin Belanger|Kristal D. Anderson|Brenda Bruner|Jennifer L. Copeland|Christine Delisle Nyström|Melanie Gregg|Nathan Hall|Angela M. Kolen|Kirstin Lane|Barbi Law|Dany J. MacDonald|Luc J. Martin|Travis J. Saunders|Dwayne P. Sheehan|Michelle Stone|Sarah J. Woodruff
Physical literacy levels of Canadian children aged 8–12 years: descriptive and normative results from the RBC Learn to Play–CAPL project
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|Camosun College|Nipissing University|University of Lethbridge|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario|University of Winnipeg|University of Winnipeg|St. Francis Xavier University|Camosun College|Nipissing University|University of Prince Edward Island|Queen's University|University of Prince Edward Island|Mount Royal University|Dalhousie University|University of Windsor
current physical literacy level canadian children unknown royal bank canada rbc learn play canadian assessment physical literacy capl project anchored canadian consensus statement definition physical literacy aimed help establish current physical literacy level canadian childrenthe capl used assess physical literacy component domains daily behaviour physical competence knowledge understanding motivation confidence canadian children aged 812 years data collected 11 sites across canada yielding sample 10034 participants 5030 girls descriptive statistics age gender calculated percentile distributions physical literacy scores including domain individual measure derivedthe mean age participants 101 12 years total physical literacy scores 100 average 631 130 boys 622 113 girls boys girls respectively domain scores 199 47 193 41 32 physical competence 186 79 185 74 32 daily behaviour 127 28 122 26 18 motivation confidence 118 28 122 26 18 knowledge understanding physical competence measures average 281 84 cm sitandreach flexibility 335 94 kg grip strength right left 234 141 laps progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run pacer shuttle run 618 438 isometric plank 190 38 kgm2 body mass index 673 108 cm waist circumference 206 39 28 points canadian agility movement skill assessment camsa scores boys higher girls older children higher younger children grip strength pacer plank camsa score girls younger children better scores sitandreach flexibility boys older children daily pedometer step counts higher boys girls 12355 4252 vs 10779 3624 decreased agethese results provide largest comprehensive assessment physical literacy canadian children date providing state nation baseline used monitor changes inform intervention strategies going forward