Abstract

Purpose: Physical literacy (PL) skills have been linked to the achievement of a healthy, and active lifestyle. PL programs can improve PL skills from pre to post intervention, but the long term improvements associated with a physical literacy intervention are unknown. Methods: Children from two schools who had previously participated in the Champions for Life (CFL) program were contacted. In total, 30 children completed the online questionnaires which included the knowledge and understanding and the motivation and confidence questionnaires from the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy-2 (CAPL-2), and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C). The Child Focused Injury Risk Screening Tool (ChildFIRST) was used to assess movement competence on 45 children. Results: No difference was found in mean scores between the children who had participated and those who had not for the MC, the KU, the PAQ-C, and the ChildFIRST. A moderate correlation was determined between scores on the PAQ-C and MC but not between the PAQ-C and KU, nor the PAQ-C and the ChildFIRST. Conclusion: The results of this study suggests that a higher physical activity level in children is positively associated to their motivation and confidence they exhibit in their movements and physical activity. The results did not show that a physical literacy intervention had significant effects 4 years later on the children’s motivation and confidence, knowledge and understanding, movement competence, and physical activity levels. More research is needed to truly examine the long-term effects of a physical literacy intervention.