The effects of goal-setting and imagery training programs on the free-throw performance of female collegiate basketball players

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 382-397

  Lerner, Bart S ^a   Ostrow, Andrew C ^b   Yura, Michael T ^b   Etzel, Edward F ^b  

^a THE CITADEL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030526998     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.10.4.382     Document Type: Article

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