The effect of a sport development programme on sprinting and long jump abilities in 10-15 year old boys from disadvantaged communities in South Africa

South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-96

  Kruger, Ankeb́ ^a   Pienaar, Anita E ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Long jump; Motor development; Performance; Sprint; Talent identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349785275     PISSN: 03799069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajrs.v31i2.46330     Document Type: Article

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