Using biomechanical and psychological measures to examine an aspect of human movement: The relationship between trait sport confidence and the resultant velocity of swimming starts

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 149-157

  Mills, B D ^a   Gehlsen, G ^b  

^a United States Sports Academy   (United States)

^b Ball State University   (United States)

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