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Methods: Ten youth (ages 13.1\u201320.7 years) with Down syndrome completed the BOT-2 SF (14 items) plus a standing long jump on two separate occasions. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and standard error of measurement (SEM) were calculated to determine the test\u2013retest reliability of the BOT-2 SF and the standing long jump. Results: The test\u2013retest reliability of the BOT-2 SF overall scores and percentile rankings were considered excellent. The test\u2013retest reliability of each of the subtests varied with classifications of poor (n = 5), fair to good (n = 6), and excellent (n = 4). Conclusion: Current evidence suggests that children with Down syndrome have reduced motor skills. However, there appears to be a lack of assessment tools that reliably evaluate the motor skills of this population. The results from this investigation suggest that the BOT-2-SF provides \u201cexcellent reliability\u201d (\u22650.75) to assess the motor skills in youth with Down syndrome.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph18105367","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,18]],"date-time":"2021-05-18T12:17:16Z","timestamp":1621340236000},"page":"5367","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The Test\u2013Retest Reliability of the Bruininks\u2013Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Short Form in Youth with Down Syndrome\u2014A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3807-2766","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vincenzo G.","family":"Nocera","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department Health and Human Performance, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH 03264, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aaron P.","family":"Wood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angela J.","family":"Wozencroft","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dawn P.","family":"Coe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"314","article-title":"Obesity in children with Down syndrome: Background and recommendations for management","volume":"36","author":"Murray","year":"2010","journal-title":"Pediatr. 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