Authors
Mark S Tremblay, Patricia E Longmuir, Joel D Barnes, Kevin Belanger, Kristal D Anderson, Brenda Bruner, Jennifer L Copeland, Christine Delisle Nyström, Melanie J Gregg, Nathan Hall, Angela M Kolen, Kirstin N Lane, Barbi Law, Dany J MacDonald, Luc J Martin, Travis J Saunders, Dwayne Sheehan, Michelle R Stone, Sarah J Woodruff
Publication date
2018/10
Journal
BMC public health
Volume
18
Pages
1-14
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
The current physical literacy level of Canadian children is unknown. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Learn to Play – Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL) project, which is anchored in the Canadian consensus statement definition of physical literacy, aimed to help establish the current physical literacy level of Canadian children.
Methods
The CAPL was used to assess the physical literacy (and component domains: Daily Behaviour, Physical Competence, Knowledge and Understanding, and Motivation and Confidence) of Canadian children aged 8–12 years. Data were collected from 11 sites across Canada, yielding a sample of 10,034 participants (5030 girls). Descriptive statistics by age and gender were calculated and percentile distributions of physical literacy scores, including each domain and individual measure, were …
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