Interceptive Actions in Sport: Information and Movement - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415241529 ISBN 13: 9780415241526

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Dynamic interceptive actions are those actions for which the body, or an implement, must be moved into the right place at the right time in order to accomplish a task. These actions are particularly prevalent in sport, for example reaching to catch a ball or running towards a target to make a tackle. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive review of existing theoretical research on dynamic interceptive actions, as well as close examination of specific, practical applications. The book includes material on: * catching * wielding tennis rackets * putting in golf * controlling and kicking a soccer ball. It is essential reading for anybody with a close interest in motor learning and control or skill acquisition, and will be of interest to students of sport psychology, movement science and coaching science.

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About the Author

Geert J.P. Savelsbergh, Simon Bennett, Keith Davids, John van der Kamp

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415241529
• ISBN 13: 9780415241526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372
• Editor: Bennett Simon, Davids Keith, Savelsbergh Geert J.P., Van Der Kamp John