Laterality differences in elite ice hockey: An investigation of shooting and catching orientations

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1581-1593

  Puterman, Jared ^a   Schorer, Jörg ^b   Baker, Joseph ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Perceptual motor processes; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 78649733889     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.514281     Document Type: Article

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