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Highlights • Portuguese children (boys and girls) outperformed U.S. children in the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run test; additionally, Portuguese boys displayed better performance in the standing long jump.• Portuguese… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Portuguese children (boys and girls) outperformed U.S. children in the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run test; additionally, Portuguese boys displayed better performance in the standing long jump.• Portuguese children demonstrated lower levels of handgrip strength and throwing speed than U.S. children.• There were no differences in kicking speed between boys from the 2 countries; however, the older group of U.S. girls demonstrated better performance than Portuguese girls.• Physical education curricula and sports participation may explain the differences between the countries.
Journal Title: Journal of Sport and Health Science
Year Published: 2019
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