Háskólinn í ReykjavíkReykjavik UniversityHáskóli ÍslandsUniversity of IcelandGísladóttir, Þórdís LiljaHaga, MonikaSigmundsson, Hermundur2020-04-202020-04-202019-07-20Gisladottir, T., Haga, M., & Sigmundsson, H. (2019). Motor Competence in Adolescents: Exploring Association with Physical Fitness. Sports, 7(7), 176. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports70701762075-4663 (eISSN)https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1724Publisher´s version (útgefin grein).The purpose of this study was twofold: First, to examine the correlation between adolescents' performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children -2 (MABC-2) and the Test of Motor Competence (TMC), and second, to interpret the correlation between performance on physical fitness measures and motor competence. This study had a cross-sectional design, in which 101 adolescents age 15-16 years were recruited. The participants were assessed with the MABC-2 (eight tasks), the TMC (four tasks) and physical fitness measures (four tasks). Ninety-four participants completed all the test items (51% male). The correlation between the standard score of the MABC-2 and TMC total score was found to be moderate (r = -0.418). A weak correlation was found between MABC-2 and total score of physical fitness (r = 0.278), while the correlation between TMC and physical fitness was a little stronger (r = 0.361). However, when removing one measure from the TMC (the walking/running in slopes), the correlation was weak and not significant (r = 0.109). The results suggest that different test batteries can cause discrepancy in the results regarding correlation between motor competence and physical fitness in adolescents.176eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPhysical fitnessMotor competenceAdolesentsHreyfifærniLíkamsræktHreyfing (heilsurækt)SamkeppniUnglingarÍþróttafræðiSport ScienceMotor Skillsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.3390/sports7070176