Functional movement screening as an assessment in the early childhood

• Published in: Journal of Physical Education and Sport Vol. 21; pp. 2432 - 2439
• Main Authors: Akbar, Zarina, Awalludin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pitesti Universitatea din Pitesti 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Children & youth; Consciousness; Education; Educational Environment; Exercise; Learning; Muscle function; Physical fitness; Preschool children; Preschool Teachers; Skills; Teachers; Young Children
• ISSN: 2247-8051; 2247-806X
• DOI: 10.7752/jpes.2021.s4327

Functional Movement Screening study arises from the concerns of athletes in maximizing muscle function based on daily activities. While the instrument of assessment in motion functions is based on the assessment of motoric motion functions referred to as functional movement screening (FMS). The purpose of this study is to identify individuals at risk who seek to maintain or increase their level of activity. Moreover, it helps in designing the program by systematically using corrective exercises to normalize or improve the patterns of fundamental movements. The result of this study shows that there are seven instruments that were tested to assess the development of the children's motoric movements. The FMS instruments are as follows: (a) Deep Squat at Chair, (b) Hurdle Step, (c) Lunges, (d) Shoulder Mobility, (e) Active Straight-Leg Raise, (f) Trunk Push, and (g) Rotary stability. The compiled FMS Movements Test can be used in filtering the fundamental movements based on proprioceptive and kinesthetic awareness principles. This research was designed as a case study using a qualitative approach. In this research, the case involved a bounded context and consisted of a preschool group of younger children between 1 and 3 years of age and their preschool teachers. In addition, one thing to be remembered is that motoric learning is not just about the body, joints and muscles, but the main thing is to create synergy, balance, symmetry, and skills during the overall movement patterns. Functional assessment could be incorporated into screening tool and return to sport testing in order to determine whether the early childhood has the essential movements needed to participate in sports physical activities at a level of minimum competency.