Expert-novice differences in cognitive and execution skills during tennis competition

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-365

  Del Villar, Fernando ^a   González, Luis García ^a   Iglesias, Damián ^a   Moreno, M Perla ^a   Cervelló, Eduardo M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TENNIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TENNIS;

EID: 34249860818     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.2.355-365     Document Type: Article

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