How do world-class cricket batsmen anticipate a bowler's intention?

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2162-2186

  Müller, Sean ^a,d   Abernethy, Bruce ^a,b   Farrow, Damian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SPORTS;

EID: 33750914123     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643290600576595     Document Type: Article

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