Immediate and delayed bilateral transfer of throwing accuracy in male and female children

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-27

  Liu, John ^a   Wrisberg, Craig A ^b  

^a SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Skill acquisition; Throwing skill

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844350492     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599258     Document Type: Article

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