Starting block performance in sprinters: A statistical method for identifying discriminative parameters of the performance and an analysis of the effect of providing feedback over a 6-week period

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-143

  Fortier, Sylvie ^a   Basset, Fabien A ^a   Mbourou, Ginette A ^b   Favérial, Jérôme ^c   Teasdale, Normand ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feedback; Kinematic; Kinetic; Performance; Sprint

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646004274     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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