Abstract:

Assessment of basic motor skills in the sports initiation process is necessary to determine the state of motor developmentt, planning training sessionst and improving skills that need to be strengthened. The objective of this research was to evaluate the motor development of children who are part of a sports initiation school at Medellín city. A descriptive quantitative research method was used, because independent variables were not manipulated and was intended a motor evaluation. The information collection instrument used was the battery of basic motor skills for Colombian children between 5 and 11 years old. The results established that the basic motor skills of locomotion and manipulation are in an intermediate phase of development and stabilization ability in a low and intermediate low state. This study allows us to conclude that it is necessary for the sports initiation processes to attend to and stimulate basic motor skills, because these are fundamental components for the processes and sports performance of children. It is also, expected that sports clubs take motor evaluations into account to guide their training processes.

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