Recent Trends in Physique and Motor Ability of Preschool Children-Trends After 2000 in Japan

Kohsuke Kasuya; Katsunori Fujii; Nozomi Tanaka; Toshiro Sakai; Yuki Takeyama

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Recent Trends in Physique and Motor Ability of Preschool Children-Trends After 2000 in Japan

Kohsuke Kasuya, Katsunori Fujii, Nozomi Tanaka, Toshiro Sakai, Yuki Takeyama

Published in American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Received: 14 May 2020 Accepted: 1 June 2020 Published: 17 June 2020

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The purpose of this study was to clarify the trends since 2000 in body shape, physical strength, and motor ability in early childhood in Japan. The study subjects were kindergarten and nursery school girls (age 3–5 years old) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Physique (height and weight), quantitative motor ability (20 m dash, standing long jump, tennis ball throw, side step, one-leg hop, hanging from a horizontal bar, and general motor ability (jump over and under) were compared in the 1999 and 2009 school years. The results revealed that, compared with ten years earlier, height was approximately 0.9 cm shorter in 4-year-old girls and weight was approximately 0.3 kg lighter in 3- and 4-year-old girls in 2009. In physical strength and motor ability, the time for jump over and under was shorter in 3-year-olds, the number of times a rope was jumped was higher and the time hanging from a horizontal bar was longer, and the time for jump over and under was shorter in 4-year-olds. In 5-year-olds, only an increase in the number of times a rope was jumped increased. The tennis ball throw and side steps were not significantly different from 10 years earlier in any of the ages. Physique, physical strength, and motor ability improved with growth, but compared with 10 years earlier many of the items were found to decrease or remain the same in all ages.

Published in	American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajss.20200802.12
Page(s)	33-38
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Preschool Girls, Physique, Physical Strength, Annual Comparison

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Kohsuke Kasuya, Katsunori Fujii, Nozomi Tanaka, Toshiro Sakai, Yuki Takeyama. (2020). Recent Trends in Physique and Motor Ability of Preschool Children-Trends After 2000 in Japan. American Journal of Sports Science, 8(2), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajss.20200802.12

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Kohsuke Kasuya, Katsunori Fujii, Nozomi Tanaka, Toshiro Sakai, Yuki Takeyama. Recent Trends in Physique and Motor Ability of Preschool Children-Trends After 2000 in Japan. Am J Sports Sci. 2020;8(2):33-38. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20200802.12

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Kohsuke Kasuya

Graduate School of Business Administration and Computer Science, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Katsunori Fujii

Graduate School of Business Administration and Computer Science, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Nozomi Tanaka

Sports and Health Science, Tokai Gakuen University, Miyoshi, Aichi, Japan
Toshiro Sakai

Life and Health Science, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Yuki Takeyama

Graduate School of Business Administration and Computer Science, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Aichi, Japan

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Kohsuke Kasuya, Katsunori Fujii, Nozomi Tanaka, Toshiro Sakai, Yuki Takeyama. Recent Trends in Physique and Motor Ability of Preschool Children-Trends After 2000 in Japan. Am J Sports Sci. 2020;8(2):33-38. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20200802.12

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AU  - Katsunori Fujii
AU  - Nozomi Tanaka
AU  - Toshiro Sakai
AU  - Yuki Takeyama
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