Temporal links to performing under pressure in international soccer penalty shootouts

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 621-627

  Jordet, Geir ^a   Hartman, Esther ^b   Sigmundstad, Einar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Avoidance; Football; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449092747     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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