In foul decision-making by football referees, visual search is important for gathering task-specific information to determine whether a foul has occurred. Yet, little is known about the visual search behaviours underpinning excellent on-field decisions. The aim of this study was to examine the on-field …

Auditions form the gold standard for hiring practices in symphonic orchestras around the world. Nevertheless, research examining how auditions are evaluated by panel members remains sparse. The purpose of this brief research note is to present findings from a pilot project examining the feedback content …

Background Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) teachers at urban preschools are potential key figures to promote healthy behaviours in disadvantaged young children and to engage parents in lifestyle-related topics. An ECEC teacher-parent partnership regarding healthy behaviours may support parents …

The goal of this cross-sectional study was to further explore the relationships between motor competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight status in different age categories of Dutch primary school children. Participants were 2068 children aged 4 to 13 years …

Background The closing of schools and sports clubs during the COVID-19 lockdown raised questions about the possible impact on children’s motor skill development. Therefore, we compared motor skill development over a one-year period among four different cohorts of primary school children of which two …

Virtual training systems provide highly realistic training environments for police. This study assesses whether a pain stimulus can enhance the training responses and sense of the presence of these systems. Police officers (n = 219) were trained either with or without a pain stimulus in a 2D simulator …

Werk jij als vakleerkracht al samen met de intern begeleider van de school? Weet jij wat deze professional voor jou kan betekenen? En is er een jeugdarts betrokken als een kind een ernstige motorische achterstand heeft? In Amsterdam is er een samenwerking tussen de zorgprofessionals en de professionals …

Bobbelbanen of bewegingsbanen winnen aan populariteit binnen en buiten het bewegingsonderwijs. Wat is de kracht van bewegingsbanen, binnen welke voorwaarden zijn bewegingsbanen effectief en veilig? In het eerst deel van deze artikelenreeks worden (nieuwe) principes van motorisch leren, de Constraints …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Diagnosed prevalence of malnutrition and dietary intake are currently unknown in patients with severe aortic stenosis planned to undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). This study describes the preprocedural nutritional status, protein intake and diet quality. METHODS: …

In Amsterdam pakken diverse basisscholen de motorische achterstanden van leerlingen aan met de Ondersteuningsroute Bewegen en Motoriek. Twee intern begeleiders en twee gymleraren vertellen over de voordelen van samen optrekken en de samenwerking in het netwerk rondom het kind. ‘Hoe vroeger je erbij bent, …