Validity and Reliability of Field-Based Measures for Assessing Movement Skill Competency in Lifelong Physical Activities: A Systematic Review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1443-1454

  Hulteen, Ryan M ^a   Lander, Natalie J ^b   Morgan, Philip J ^a   Barnett, Lisa M ^b   Robertson, Samuel J ^c   Lubans, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPORT; TIME FACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84942437185     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-015-0357-0     Document Type: Review

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