A Comparison of Three Practice Schedules along the Contextual Interference Continuum

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-361

  Landin, Dennis ^a   Hebert, Edward P ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual interference; Practice schedules

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING;

EID: 0031301660     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1997.10608017     Document Type: Article

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