Movement variability and skill level of various throwing techniques

Human Movement Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-90

  Wagner, Herbert ^a   Pfusterschmied, Jürgen ^a   Klous, Miriam ^b   von Duvillard, Serge P ^c   Müller, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The College of Idaho   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball release speed; Biomechanics; Movement variability; Team handball

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT VARIABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SKILL; SPORT; TEAM HANDBALL THROWING; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856597456     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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