Pre-flight characteristics of hecht vaults

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-356

  Yeadon, M R ^a   King, M A ^a   Sprigings, E J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gymnastics; Sports biomechanics; Vaulting; Video analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLIGHT; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; ROTATION; SHOULDER; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031799822     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419808559363     Document Type: Article

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