Validation fo an Eye-Foot coordination Assessment Tool for Children in Dual - Task Condition
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2024-12-31
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Eye–foot coordination is essential in sports and daily
life, enabling the synchronization of vision and movement for tasks like ball control or
crossing obstacles. This study aimed to examine both the validity and reliability of an
innovative eye–foot coordination (EFC) test in a dual-task paradigm in children aged
6–11 years and the capacity of this test to discriminate between sex and age. Methods: A
total of 440 schoolchildren aged 6–11 years participated in this cross-sectional study. A
ball control test, involving kicking and catching, was used to assess EFC. The assessment
included three conditions: without interference (WI), with auditory interference (AI), and
with visual interference (VI). Results: The ICCs per the EFC test scores were 0.975 for foot
successes (95% CI = 0.961–0.983; p < 0.001) and 0.747 for foot mistakes (95% CI = 0.611–0.835;
p < 0.001). The SEM for the standing successes was 3.082 (10.81%), and the MDC was 4.860
(17.05%). For the standing mistakes, the SEM was 1.551 (19.33%) and the MDC was 3.452
(43.04%). Moreover, boys had a significantly higher number of successes in the WI, AI, and
VI conditions (p < 0.001, respectively) than girls, although girls had more mistakes than boys
only in the VI condition (p = 0.025). Conclusions: The EFC test showed adequate reliability
and validity. Also, the EFC test showed that performance worsened with interference
regardless of sex and age, especially in girls in the VI condition.
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Dual paradigm; Motor competence; Coordination test; Interference; Motor task
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Andrade-Lara, K. E., Serrano Huete, V., Atero Mata, E., Párraga Montilla, J. A., Herrador Sánchez, J., Moreno Marín, A., ... & Latorre Román, P. Á. (2024). Validation of an Eye–Foot Coordination Assessment Tool for Children in Dual-Task Condition. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(1), 172.