Practice using performance goals enhances basketball free throw accuracy when tested under competition in elite players

The present study tested whether practice using a performance goal enhances accuracy when later tested under the demands of a competition outcome goal for a basketball free throw task. Thirty male elite-level basketball players with a mean age of 24.67 years practiced free throws either with or with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David L. Neumann, Elizabeth Hohnke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alicante 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
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Online Access:https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2018-v13-n2-practice-performance-goals-enhances-basketball-free-throw-accuracy-elite-players