Table 1_Effects of a 10-week need-supportive teaching program on motor competence in children ages 7–10 with motor difficulties: a single-group repeated-measures design.docx

Outcomes included the MABC-2 total, Manual Dexterity, Aiming and Catching, and Balance standard scores assessed at baseline (T0), after Week 5 (T1), and immediately after Week 10 (T2).</p>Results<p>The median (Q1, Q3) MABC-2 total standard score was 5.50 (5.00, 6.25) at T0, 6.00 (5.00, 7.00) at T1, and 7.00 (6.00, 8.00) at T2. The Friedman test indicated significant changes in performance across the time points, χ²(2) = 27.825, p < 0.001, Kendall’s W = 0.696.

Holm-adjusted Wilcoxon signed-rank tests showed no significant difference between T0 and T1 (adjusted p = 0.132), but a significant improvement between T0 and T2 (adjusted p < 0.001). Significant performance changes also occurred across the time points for Manual Dexterity (χ²(2) = 20.320, p < 0.001), Aiming and Catching (χ²(2) = 25.033, p < 0.001), and Balance (χ²(2) = 14.966, p < 0.001).

Aiming and Catching showed the largest median increase from T0 to T2.</p>Conclusion<p>Motor competence improved over the 10-week program, particularly from T1 to T2, with the largest median increase observed in Aiming and Catching. These preliminary findings should be interpreted cautiously given the single-group design and possible task-specific practice effects.</p>