Skill acquisition in sport: Some applications of an evolving practice ecology

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 621-640

  Handford, Craig ^a   Davids, Keith ^a   Bennett, Simon ^a   Button, Chris ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamical systems; Ecological psychology; Information processing; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCOMOTION; REVIEW; SKILL; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031469725     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404197367056     Document Type: Review

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