The development of sport-specific planning, rehearsal, and updating of plans during defensive youth baseball game performance

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-214

  Nevett, Michael E ^a   French, Karen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive strategies; Expertise; Knowledge base; Youth sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASEBALL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031227619     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1997.10607999     Document Type: Article

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