The importance of motor coordination for children's motivational orientations in sport

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 316-327

  Rose, Betty ^a   Larkin, Dawne ^b   Berger, Bonnie G ^c  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

EID: 0031698156     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.15.4.316     Document Type: Article

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