• A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we know and what we need to find out 

  Lopes, L.; Santos, R.; Coelho-E-Silva, M.; Draper, C.; Mota, J.; Jidovtseff, B.; Clark, C.; Schmidt, M.; Morgan, P.; Duncan, M.; O'Brien, W.; Bentsen, P.; D'Hondt, E.; Houwen, S.; Stratton, G.; Martelaer, K.; Scheuer, C.; Herrmann, C.; García-Hermoso, A.; Ramírez-Vélez, R.; Palmeira, A.; Gerlach, E.; Rosário, R.; Issartel, J.; Esteban-Cornejo, I.; Ruiz, J.; Veldman, S.; Zhang, Z.; Colella, D.; Póvoas, S.; Haibach-Beach, P.; Pereira, J.; McGrane, B.; Saraiva, J.; Temple, V.; Silva, P.; Sigmund, E.; Sousa-Sá, E.; Adamakis, Manolis; Moreira, C.; Utesch, T.; True, L.; Cheung, P.; Carcamo-Oyarzun, J.; Charitou, S.; Chillón, P.; Robazza, C.; Silva, A.; Silva, D.; Lima, R.; Mourão-Carvalhal, I.; Khodaverdi, Z.; Zequinão, M.; Pereira, B.; Prista, A.; Agostinis-Sobrinho, C. (MDPI, 2020-12-22)

  Lack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is ...
• Physical activity, sleep and weight management in the COVID-19 era: a case report 

  Adamakis, Manolis (Editura Universitatea din Pitesti, 2021-01-30)

  The evolving COVID-19 pandemic has caused community-wide lockdowns, resulting in social isolation. Currently the routine physical activities (PA) of millions of people worldwide has been disrupted, while there is strong ...
• Validity of Emotional Intelligence scale in pre-service Physical Education teachers. 

  Adamakis, Manolis; Dania, Aspasia (Editura Universitatea din Pitesti, 2021-01-22)

  The current study examined the factor structure and the internal consistency of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence (SSREI) scale in two samples of Greek pre-service Physical Education (PE) teachers (Sample 1 n ...
• Acute effects of physical education, structured play, and unstructured play in children’s executive functions in primary school 

  Kingston, Úna; Adamakis, Manolis; Costa, João (Editura Universitatea din Pitesti, 2020-11-30)

  Research continuously reports a close connection between Physical Activity (PA) and its effect on pupils’ Executive Functions (EF). Thus, the purpose of the present study was to expand previous knowledge and examine the ...
• The (mis)alignment between young people's collective physical activity experience and physical education curriculum development in Ireland 

  Coulter, Maura; Scanlon, Dylan; MacPhail, Ann; O'Brien, Wesley; Belton, Sarahjane; Woods, Catherine (Taylor and Francis, 2020-08-19)

  Major curriculum changes have recently occurred in Ireland, including redeveloping the primary curriculum and the enactment of the Junior Cycle Framework (DES, 2015). Positive and negative experiences affect the attitudes ...

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