Understanding development and learning of motor coordination in sport: The contribution of dynamic systems theory

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 507-530

  Corbetta, Daniela ^a   Vereijken, Beatrix ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Development; Dynamic systems theory; Learning; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744441091     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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