A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action observation on hitting performance

Movement and Sports Sciences - Science et Motricite

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-21

  Neuman, Brooke ^a   Gray, Rob ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imagery; Interception; Kinematics; Motor control; Observational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878132436     PISSN: 21185735     EISSN: 21185743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/sm/2012034     Document Type: Article

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