The use of a single case design to investigate the effect of a pre- performance routine on the water polo penalty shot

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-155

  Marlow, Caroline ^a   Bull, Stephen J ^a   Heath, Brenhan ^a   Shambrook, Christoper J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 0031679816     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(98)80010-8     Document Type: Article

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