Perceptual skill in soccer: Implications for talent identification and development

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 737-750

  Williams, A M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Attention; Expertise; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; ASSOCIATION; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SKILL; SPORT; TRAINING; VISION;

EID: 0033834861     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410050120113     Document Type: Article

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