BILATERAL TRANSFER IN THE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN BY USING GAMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Regular participation in physical activities, such as sports games and exercises that engage both extremities, plays a key role in the development of
children bilateral transfer. Through such activities, children acquire the ability to transfer skills and movements learned by using both extremities, which can be vital for their motor coordination and performance in various activities. The goal of this systematic review was to determine, based on the previous researches, the effects of games and other types of physical activities on bilateral transfer in motor development of children. Research data were collected by taking inclusion and exclusion criteria into account on PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar. As a result of the evaluation carried out within these criteria, twenty (N = 20) original scientific studies were included in this research. The main findings of the research indicate that bilateral transfer programs, which include elementary games or programmed practice sessions, as well as programmed soccer exercises, have a positive effect on the bilateral transfer of children aged 3-12 years. These findings are in accordance with the results of the previous researches, done with adults, which wеre also analyzed, and suggest that short-term or long-term side-to-side transfer can be achieved in a wide range of age groups.