Use of video observation and motor imagery on jumping performance in national rhythmic gymnastics athletes

Human Movement Science

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 225-234

  Battaglia, Claudia ^a,b,c,d,e   D'Artibale, Emanuele ^a,b,c,d,f   Fiorilli, Giovanni ^a,b,c,d   Piazza, Marina ^a,b,c,d   Tsopani, Despina ^a,b,c,d,g   Giombini, Arrigo ^a,b,c,d   Calcagno, Giuseppe ^a,b,c,d   di Cagno, Alessandra ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e University of Sport and Movement of Rome   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Gymnasts; Leg; Modeling; Performance; PETTLEP; Reactivity; Strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MOVEMENT IMAGERY QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84909645809     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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