Effect of ball mass on dribble, pass, and pass reception in 9–11-year-old boys’ basketball

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-412

  Arias, José L ^a   Argudo, Francisco M ^b   Alonso, José I ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Physical education; Rule modification; Team sport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MALE;

BASKETBALL; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85008814940     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2012.10599875     Document Type: Article

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