Effect of basketball mass on shot performance among 9-11 year-old male players

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-79

  Arias, José ^a   Argudo, Francisco ^a   Alonso, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ball Mass; Basketball Shooting Performance; Equipment Modification; Youth Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859457263     PISSN: 17479541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.7.1.69     Document Type: Article

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