Do the kinematics of a baulked take-off in springboard diving differ from those of a completed dive

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-313

  Barris, Sian ^a,c   Farrow, Damian ^b,c   Davids, Keith ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptive movement variability; Diving; ecological dynamics; practice task design

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; DIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874273338     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.733018     Document Type: Article

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