Movement Competency Screen
Developed by Matt Kritz
Name: Year & Section: Date: MCS Score:
SCREENING INSTRUCTIONS: Based on the MCS criteria mark the PRIMARY or SECONDARY area
that is of concern when observing the athlete perform the MCS movement patterns.
PATTERN PRIMARY SECONDARY LOAD COMMENTS
Squat o SHOULDERS o HEAD 1
o LUMBAR o KNEES 2
o HIPS o DEPTH 3
o ANKLES/FEET o BALANCE
Lunge Twist o BALANCE o HEAD 1
(The Lunge) o LUMBAR o KNEES 2
o HIPS o DEPTH 3
o ANKLES/FEET
Lunge Twist o SHOULDERS o HEAD 1
(The Twist) o LUMBAR o KNEES 2
o HIPS o DEPTH 3
o ANKLES/FEET o BALANCE
Bend & Pull o SHOULDERS o HEAD 1
(The Bend) o LUMBAR o KNEES 2
o HIPS o ANKLES/FEET 3
o DEPTH o BALANCE
Bend & Pull o SHOULDERS o HEAD 1
(The Pull) o LUMBAR o KNEES 2
o HIPS o ANKLES/FEET 3
o DEPTH o BALANCE
Push up o HEAD o HIPS 1
o SHOULDERS o KNEES 2
o LUMBAR o ANKLES 3
o DEPTH o FEET
o BALANCE
SINGLE o DEPTH o HEAD 1
LEG SQUAT o LUMBAR o SHOULDERS 2
o HIPS o KNEES 3
o ANKLES o BALANCE
o FEET
SCORING INSTRUCTIONS
Load Level PRIMARY SECONDARY Considerations
1 2+ and / or 4 The numbers in the PRIMARY and
2 1 and / or 0 - 3 SECONDARY columns depict the
3 0 and / or 0 - 2 number of areas that were marked
during the screen. Select the 1, 2 or
3 in the Load Level column after
adding up the checked areas for
each pattern.
SCORING
Good Moderate Poor
17 - 21 11 - 16 7 - 10