Decision training: The effects of complex instruction, variable practice and reduced delayed feedback on the acquisition and transfer of a motor skill

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 357-367

  Vickers, Joan N ^a   Livingston, Lori F ^b   Umeris Bohnert, Sheri ^a   Holden, Dean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baseball; Coaching; Cognition; Decision making; Expertise; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASEBALL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033009910     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404199365876     Document Type: Article

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