A comparison of techniques used by elite gymnasts in performing the basket-to-handstand mount

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-279

  Takei, Yoshiaki ^a   Hubert Dunn, J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basket to handstand mount; Elite gymnasts; Judges' evaluation; Parallel bars

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; ROTATION; TRUNK;

BIOMECHANICS; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0029785504     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419608727710     Document Type: Article

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