Mapping two new points on the tennis expertise continuum: Tactical skills of adult advanced beginners and entry-level professionals during competition

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 945-959

  McPherson, Sue L ^a   Kernodle, Michael ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive strategies; Information processing; Knowledge base; Verbal reports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TENNIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TENNIS;

EID: 34248200437     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600908035     Document Type: Article

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