Coincidence timing of a tennis stroke: Effects of age, skill level, gender, stimulus velocity, and attention demand

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-37

  Williams, Les R T ^a   Katene, Will H ^b   Fleming, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Canterbury   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Ball skill; Response organization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENNIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; TENNIS;

EID: 0036515049     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2002.10608989     Document Type: Article

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