Movement variability and skills monitoring in sports

Sports Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-92

  Preatoni, Ezio ^a,b   Hamill, Joseph ^c   Harrison, Andrew J ^d   Hayes, Kevin ^d   van Emmerik, Richard E A ^c   Wilson, Cassie ^a   Rodano, Renato ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; experimental methods; injury; performance; reliability

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ENTROPY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMS THEORY;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ENTROPY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 84878508984     PISSN: 14763141     EISSN: 17526116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2012.738700     Document Type: Review

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