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Purpose:  This study aimed to analyze both sport-specific lateral preferences and handedness for everyday life tasks among school-aged children.  Method:  A total of 533 children (254 males and 279 females) aged 6 to 15 years old were assessed. Children’s handedness was determined according to the laterality score from Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI), while lateral preferences were assessed for 16 different sport-specific tasks.  Results:  The percentage of children with a left hand preference was lower for unilateral (10.5–14.3%) than for bilateral (19.5–31.7%) tasks. An increased prevalence of left-sided preference was also obtained for foot tasks (13.3–26.8%) and rotation along the vertical axis (28.5%). Similarly, hand preference for unilateral sport-specific tasks and EHI scores were largely correlated ( r  = 0.551–0.630), while these correlations were lower for bilateral hand tasks ( r  = 0.148–0.418), foot tasks ( r  = 0.201–0.386) and rotation preference ( r  = 0.129). Moreover, left-handed children evidenced less lateralized behavior for sport-specific tasks than right-handed children.  Conclusions:  The current study has shown that sport-specific lateral preferences and their correlations with handedness vary considerably depending on the task and individual characteristics in developmental ages. These findings emphasize the relevance of task-specific assessments of lateral preferences when looking at sports skills during childhood.

Examining Variations Between Everyday Life Handedness and Lateral Preferences for Sport-Specific Skills in Children