Relationship of Level of Physical Activities and Fundamental Movement Skills among Elementary School's Children

This study aimed to assess relationship between fundamental movement skills (locomotor and object control) and level of physical activities (organized and sedentary). Role of body mass index (BMI) was also examined as a moderator variable. The population of study consisted of 6 – 12 years old schools students in Qazvin city، which 116 of them were selected randomly as sample of study. Fundamental movement skills were tested by gross motor development test (TGMD-2) and daily activities were assessed by last year activities inventory. For examining body mass index (BMI)، height and mass of participants tested. Spearman correlation used to identify relation between fundamental movement skills and daily activities. Based on study results، total fundamental movement skills correlated positively to organized activities (r=0/560) but no correlation with sedentary activities was shown (r=0/380). Study revealed that children with higher levels of organized activities have higher proficiency at fundamental movement skill but high levels of sedentary activities have no significant effect on these skills. Moreover، over-weight and higher than normal levels of BMI in children restricts their participation in physical activities. Since participation in PE class and programs play an important role in motor skills development of children، organized activities setting by parents and physical educators have excellent importance.