Acquiring coordination in self-paced, extrinsic timing tasks: A constraints-led perspective

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 437-461

  Davids, Keith ^a   Bennett, Simon ^a   Handford, Craig ^b   Jones, Bryan ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informational Constraints; Movement Coordination; Physical Constraints; Self Paced Extrinsic Timing Tasks; Skill Acquisition; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000294369     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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