Table 2

Percentage of male and female preschoolers demonstrating competence in performance criteria for locomotor skills, chi-square value and Cramer’s V.

LS performance criteria	Male	Female	Total	Dif.	X²	p	V
Running (R)
1. Arms move in opposition to legs, elbows bent	52,2	35,3	45,0	28,0	2,251	,134
2. Brief period when both feet are off the ground	87,0	88,2			,029	,864
3. Narrow foot placement landing on heel or toe (not on the whole area of the sole)	60,9	70,6	65,0	28,0	,812	,368
4. Non-support leg bent approximately 90º (e.g. near the buttocks)	34,8	47,1	40,0	42,0	1,228	,268
Galloping (G)
1. Arms bent and lifted to waist level	17,4	23,5	20,0	12,0	,460	,497
2. A step forward with the lead foot followed by a step with the trailing foot which lands next to or just behind the first one	100	94,1			2,775	,096
3. Brief period when both feet are off the ground	91,3	76,5			3,374	,066
4. Maintain a rhythmic pattern for four consecutive gallops	82,6	70,6			1,620	,203
Hopping (H)
1. The non-support leg swings forward in pendulum fashion to generate force	13,0	17,6	15,0	39,0	,325	,569
2. The foot of the non-support leg remains behind the body	47,8	17,6	35,0	26,0	7,827	,005	,313
3. Arms are bent and swing forward to generate force	26,1	41,2	32,5	17,5	2,029	,154
4. Take off and land three consecutive times on preferred foot	82,6	82,4			,001	,976
5. Take off and land on three consecutive times on non-preferred foot	69,6	64,7			,210	,646
Leap over an object with run-up (L)
1.Take off on one foot and land on the opposite foot	47,8	58,8			,948	,330
2. Period when both feet are off the ground longer than in running	73,9	76,5			0,68	,794
3. Forward reach with the arm opposite the lead foot	39,1	23,5			2,169	,141
Horizontal jump from standing start (HJ)
1. Preparatory movement includes bending both knees with arms stretched out behind body	56,5	35,3			3,533	,060
2. Arms extended forcefully forward and upward reaching full extension above the head	56,5	41,2			1,841	,175
3. Take off and land on both feet simultaneously	43,5	41,2	42,5	31,5	,042	,837
4. Arms are thrust downward during landing	52,2	47,1			,205	,651
Slide sideways (S)
1. Body turned sideways so shoulders are aligned with the line on the floor	65,2	52,9			1,228	,268
2. A step sideways with lead foot followed by a slide of the trailing foot until it reaches the lead foot	78,3	88,2			1,347	,246
3. At least four continuous step-slides to the right	73,9	82,4			,799	,372
4. At least four continuous step-slides to the left	60,9	70,6			,812	,368

Diff.: Difference with Ulrich (2000) in the percentage of participants demonstrating competence.

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