The effects of external and internal focus of attention on motor learning and promoting learner’s focus
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2019-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2080-2234
Language: English
Page range: 175 - 180
Submitted on: Jul 29, 2019
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