Canli, UmutKurt, CemPrieto-Gonzalez, Pablo2024-06-122024-06-1220241579-17261988-2041https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/22554Objectives: Motor competence (MC) and physical fitness are important factors for a healthy life over time. This study aimed to assess the association between motor competence and physical performance in children aged 4-6 years. Methods: One hundred thirty-nine children (78 boys and 61 girls) were recruited for the study from a preschool in Tekirdag province, Turkey. Their motor competence was evaluated by the K & ouml;rperkoordinationstest f & uuml;r Kinder (KTK+3) test battery combined with an alternating one-handed ball-catching and -throwing task on the first day of the study. On the second day of the study, the children underwent a series of performance tests, including the static and dynamic balance test, pro-agility test, and countermovement jump test. Results: Partial correlation analyses showed no association between motor competence and any performance test results. Fisher's r-to-z analysis test also indicated that gender did not differentiate the results in terms of the potential association between motor competence and performance test results. Conclusion: No significant association was found between motor competence and physical performance in children aged 4-6 years. Gender did not influence this relationship either. These findings suggest that further research with larger and more diverse samples is needed to better understand the link between motor competence and physical performance in early childhood.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMotor CompetencePhysical PerformanceChildrenPreschoolGenderFundamental Movement SkillsFitnessAdolescentsReliabilityValidityArticle55635641N/AWOS:0012359035000012-s2.0-85193288528Q3