An investigation of the relationship between mindfulness, preshot routine, and basketball free throw percentage

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-319

  Gooding, Amy ^a   Gardner, Frank L ^b  

^a Belmont Ctr for Compreh Treatment   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864420827     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.3.4.303     Document Type: Article

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