Kicking footedness and movement discrimination by elite Australian Rules footballers

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-274

  Cameron, M ^a   Adams, R ^b  

^a SYDNEY SWANS FOOTBALL CLUB   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; LEG; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 1842812872     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(03)80020-8     Document Type: Article

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