Exploring the Relationship Between Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch (Tripela Sports) Performance and Manipulative Tests of the Motor Competence Assessment Battery in Early Adolescents.

Our aim in this study was to analyze associations between the two manipulative tests of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery and the Wall Drop Punt Kick & Catch (WDPK&C) motor task. One hundred and twelve early adolescents (60 boys; 52 girls; M age = 12.67, SD = 1.78 years) participated. Ov...

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Published in:	Measurement in Physical Education & Exercise Science Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 327 - 336
Main Authors:	Matos, Rui, Amaro, Nuno, Lopes, Nataniel, Costa, Pedro, Jacinto, Miguel, Rodrigues, Filipe, Antunes, Raul, Coelho, Luís, Ibáñez, Sergio J., Estevan, Isaac, Monteiro, Diogo
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Sep2025
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Summary:	Our aim in this study was to analyze associations between the two manipulative tests of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery and the Wall Drop Punt Kick & Catch (WDPK&C) motor task. One hundred and twelve early adolescents (60 boys; 52 girls; M age = 12.67, SD = 1.78 years) participated. Overall, strong correlations were found between the WDPK&C and the MCA manipulative tests, either separately (r =.802 for kicking, r =.762 for throwing) or collectively (r =.835). In boys, correlations between WDPK&C and MCA kicking (r =.722) and MCA throwing (r =.754) were similar. In girls, MCA kicking was more closely related to WDPK&C performance (r =.612) than MCA throwing (r =.330). These results reinforce the possible use of WDPK&C as a gross manipulative coordination test, either by itself or when integrated into motor competence batteries.