Perceptual-cognitive expertise, practice history profiles and recall performance in soccer

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 393-411

  Williams, A M ^a,b   Ward, P ^c   Bell Walker, J ^b   Ford, P R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AWARENESS; CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AWARENESS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864006680     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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