Anticipation and Decision Making: Exploring New Horizons

Handbook of Sport Psychology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 203-223

  Williams, A Mark ^a   Ward, Paul ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Decision making; High level performance; Physiological profiles; Skilled performers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886219199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118270011.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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