How small-sided and conditioned games enhance acquisition of movement and decision-making skills

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 154-161

  Davids, Keith ^a,b   Araújo, Duarte ^c   Correia, Vanda ^c,d   Vilar, Luís ^c,e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ecological dynamics; information action coupling; interpersonal coordination; representative design; skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; SPORTS;

EID: 84880222449     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: 15383008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e318292f3ec     Document Type: Article

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