Arm-leg coordination in recreational and competitive breaststroke swimmers

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-356

  Leblanc, Hugues ^a   Seifert, Ludovic ^a   Chollet, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Coordination; Motor skills; Movement; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECREATION; SKILL; SPORT; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SWIMMING;

EID: 67349162173     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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