
Seventy four of adolescents were athletes and 134 of adolescents were non-athletes. The purpose of this study was to compare the irrational beliefs of the adolescents athletes and nonathletes. The confirmation of the two-factor structureĪnd the correlations with external criteria provide initial evidence for the construct and criterion validity of the MOBAK-5 test instrument. BMI was inversely related to the basic motor competencies, whereas physical activity outside school had an effect on the basic motor competencies. Boys performed better on object movement, while girls performed better on self-movement.

We studied differential and determining influences on basic motor competencies by integratingĬovariates-gender, age, and BMI as well as frequency and type of physical activity outside school. MOBAK-5 test instrument has the same two-factor structure with the factors self movement and object movement as that found in previous studies for the analogously constructed MOBAK-1 and MOBAK-3 test instruments. 024) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFI =. We calculated an exploratory structural equation model (CFI =. In a validation study (N = 438 children 55% girls M = 11.25 years, SD = 0.49), we tested the construct validity of the MOBAK-5 test instrument and identified determinants of basic motor competencies. In this article we present the operationalization of basic motor competencies for the fifth grade (MOBAK-5).

Support for basic motor competencies plays an important role in the school subject physical education.

They ensure that students are qualified to participate in the culture of sport and exercise. Basic motor competencies are understood as functional performance dispositions that can be learned and retained in the long term.
