Relationship between perceived athletic abilities and fundamental skills in young-adults

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between perceived athletic abilities and actual motor performance in two fundamental motor skills, jumping and throwing, in young-adults. A total of 155 university students volunteered to participate and were assessed in the perception of athletic abilities, using the subscale of the instrument «Self-perception Profile for Adults»; in addition, the performance in fundamental motor skills for long distance jump and over-arm throw was assessed using the «Test for Fundamental Motor Skills in Adults». Using Spearman’s non-parametric correlation technique, a significant relationship was found between jump and athletic abilities (rho = .353; p