Gymnastics: Techniques used in high‐scoring and low‐scoring ‘roche’ vaults performed by elite male gymnasts

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-162

  Takei, Yoshiaki ^a   Dunn, J Hubert ^a   Blucker, Erik ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deterministic model; Judges' score; Olympic Games; Roche vault; Sports biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; EXERTION; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 2142701137     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140308522814     Document Type: Article

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