Can the anticipatory skills of experts be learned by novices?

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-318

  Abernethy, Bruce ^a   Wood, Joanne M ^b   Parks, Sheri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Expertise; Perception; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RACQUET SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033193164     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1999.10608050     Document Type: Article

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