Increasing the distance of an external focus of attention enhances standing long jump performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2389-2393

  Porter, Jared M ^a   Anton, Philip M ^a   Wu, Will F W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor control; Motor learning; Skill assessment; Verbal instructions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866095190     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823f275c     Document Type: Article

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