Biological movement variability during the sprint start: Performance enhancement or hindrance?

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-260

  Bradshaw, Elizabeth J ^a   Maulder, Peter S ^b   Keogh, Justin W L ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Coefficient of variation; Standard error of the mean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; EXERTION; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 38449117753     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763140701489660     Document Type: Article

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