Abstract
The goal of the research was to determine the importance, degree and direction of the impact of anthropometric characteristics on some of the most important preschool children’s motor skills, in order to pay more attention to the development of these skills. The research sample included preschool children from Belgrade (6‒7 years ± 6 months). The research involved measuring anthropometric characteristics (body height, body mass, mean chest circumference, forearm and upper arm circumference) and mo- tor skills (speed, explosive leg strength, coordination and static arm and shoulder girdle strength). Using regression analysis, it was determined that there was a statistically sig- nificant influence of the system of anthropometric variables on speed only in boys. The common variance is observed with the same criterion (48%). Taking into account all an- thropometric characteristics, chest circumference in boys was the only one that indicated a statistically significant impact on the criterion variable Running 20 m from a high start. It can be stated that there is a correlation between anthropometric characteristics and motor skills in preschool children, although it is more prevalent in boys.
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