Force-time characteristics of the butterfly turns by age-group swimmers

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 429-451

  Ling, B H ^a   Blanksby, B A ^a   Elliott, B C ^a   McElroy, G K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age group swimming; Butterfly turn; Force plate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 10944237212     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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