The importance of temporal structure and rhythm for the optimum performance of motor skills: A new focus for practitioners of sport psychology

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2009, Pages 48-61

  MacPherson, Alan C ^a   Collins, Dave ^b   Obhi, Sukhvinder S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b P2E Consultants ^*

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 70449686400     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200802595930     Document Type: Article

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