%0 Journal Article %T Desempenho motor em uma amostra de escolares brasileiros %A Guedes %A D.P. %A Neto %A J.T.M. %A Silva %A A.J. %J Motricidade %D 2011 %I Funda??o T¨¦cnica e Cient¨ªfica do Desporto %X this study analyzed the analyzed the relationship among motor performance, age and gender in a representative sample of schoolchildren from montes claros, minas gerais, brazil. the sample consisted of 2849 subjects (1457 girls and 1392 boys), ranging in age from 6 to 18 years, selected randomly. the motor performance components were determined using a test battery consisting of five items: a) sit-and-reach, b) curl-ups, c) trunk-lift, d) push-ups, and e) pacer. the results show that, in almost all motor tests occurred differences intersexes from 6 years and up which increased abruptly after 12-13 years. in relation to chronological age, boys presented gradually better results from 6 to 18 years in the majority of the motor tests. girls' best performance occurred around 11-12 years of age followed by a steady performance or a tendency to decline. %K motor tests %K physical fitness %K health promotion %K children %K adolescents. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1646-107X2011000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en