On the tactical significance of game situations in anticipating ball trajectories in tennis

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-149

  Féry, Yves André ^a   Crognier, Lionel ^a  

^a University of René Descartes   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological validity; Expert; Prediction; Visual occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TENNIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TENNIS;

EID: 0035377264     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2001.10608944     Document Type: Article

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