With an array of critical and engaging pedagogical features, the fourth edition of Motor
Learning and Control for Practitioners offers the best practical introduction to motor learning …

The study aim was to compare the effects of a 7-week plyometric, strength and change of
direction (COD) training program on basketball-specific performance measures in high …

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 10-week active recess programme in
school setting on physical fitness, school aptitudes, creativity and cognitive flexibility in …

Findings from neurosciences indicate that the two brain hemispheres are specialised for the
processing of distinct movement features. How this knowledge can be useful in motor …

This chapter reviews some of the literature on laterality effects in team sports with a focus on
soccer and basketball. First, footedness/handedness distributions among soccer/basketball …

The aim of the study was to investigate whether performance of children can be improved by
training with modified equipment that challenges movement execution. For that purpose …

Athletes frequently have to adapt their skills to fast changes of play, often requiring the
flexible execution of a particular movement skill with either hand. To assess the influence of …

We were interested in motor performance gain after unilateral hand motor training and
associated changes of cerebral and cerebellar movement representation tested with …

This study was designed to investigate sequential effects after practice with the dominant
and non-dominant hand on the acquisition of a new motor task. A total of 64 middle school …

Mirror training therapy is a promising tool to initiate neural plasticity and facilitate the
recovery process of motor skills after diseases such as stroke or hemiparesis by improving …