Table 3
Percentage of male and female preschoolers demonstrating competence in performance criteria for object control skills, chi-square value and Cramer’s V.
| OCS performance criteria | Male | Female | Total | Dif. | X2 | p | V |
| Striking (ST) | |||||||
| 1.Dominant hand grips bat above non-preferred hand | 39,1 | 17,6 | 30,0 | 50,0 | 4,297 | ,038 | ,232 |
| 2. Non-preferred side of body faces the imaginary thrower with feet parallel | 34,8 | 23,5 | 30,0 | 29,0 | 1,179 | ,278 | |
| 3. Hip and shoulder rotation during swing | 73,9 | 41,2 | 8,730 | ,003 | ,330 | ||
| 4. Transfers body weight to front foot | 47,8 | 23,5 | 4,924 | ,026 | ,248 | ||
| 5. The bat hits the ball | 39,1 | 35,3 | 37,5 | 25,5 | ,123 | ,726 | |
| Stationary dribble (SD) | |||||||
| 1. Contacts ball with one hand at waist level | 52,2 | 35,3 | 2,251 | ,134 | |||
| 2. Pushes ball with fingertips (not a slap) | 23,1 | 17,6 | ,799 | ,372 | |||
| 3. Ball contacts floor in front of or to the outside of foot on the preferred side | 47,8 | 23,5 | 37,5 | 25,5 | 4,924 | ,026 | ,248 |
| 4. Maintains control of ball for four consecutive bounces without having to move the feet to retrieve it | 21,7 | 23,5 | 22,5 | 10,5 | ,036 | ,850 | |
| Catching (C) | |||||||
| 1. In the preparation phase hands are in front of the body and elbows are bent | 56,5 | 64,7 | 60,0 | 23,0 | ,546 | ,460 | |
| 2.Arms extend while reaching for the ball as it arrives | 60,9 | 76,5 | 2,169 | ,141 | |||
| 3. Ball is caught by hands only | 47,8 | 41,2 | ,349 | ,555 | |||
| Kicking (K) | |||||||
| 1. Rapid continuous approach to the ball | 73,9 | 47,1 | 62,5 | 14,5 | 6,015 | ,014 | ,274 |
| 2. An elongated stride immediately prior to ball contact | 43,5 | 23,5 | 3,420 | ,064 | |||
| 3. Non-kicking foot placed even with or slightly behind the ball | 34,8 | 47,1 | 40,0 | 47,0 | 1,228 | ,268 | |
| 4. Kick ball with instep or toe of preferred foot | 60,9 | 41,2 | 52,5 | 31,5 | 3,040 | ,081 | |
| Overhand throw (OT) | |||||||
| 1. Windup begins with downward movement of hand and arm | 30,4 | 29,4 | ,010 | ,921 | |||
| 2. Rotate hip and shoulders to a point where the non-throwing side is facing the wall | 30,4 | 17,6 | 1,705 | ,192 | |||
| 3.Weight is transferred by stepping with the foot opposite the throwing hand | 43,5 | 70,6 | 5,805 | ,016 | ,269 | ||
| 4. Follow-through beyond ball release diagonally across the body toward the non-preferred side | 21,7 | 41,2 | 30 | 23 | 3,517 | ,061 | |
| Underhand roll (UR) | |||||||
| 1. Preferred hand swings down and back, reaching behind the trunk while the chest faces the cones | 43,5 | 41,2 | 42,5 | 15,5 | ,042 | ,837 | |
| 2.Stride forward with foot opposite the preferred hand toward the cones | 52,2 | 29,4 | 4,145 | ,042 | ,228 | ||
| 3. Bend knees to lower body | 82,6 | 76,5 | ,460 | ,497 | |||
| 4. Release ball close to the floor so ball does not bounce more than 10 cm high | 43,5 | 52,9 | ,702 | ,402 |
