Index and abstracts

n. 1 - January-March 2010

• Conceptualizing the systemic interplay of athlete development (Michael B. Johnson, William A. Edmonds, Sachin Jain, Javier Cavazos Jr)
• Anticipation of penalty kicking direction can be improved by directing attention through perceptual learning (Geert J.p. Savelsbergh, Peter J. Van Gastel, Paulien M. Van Kampen)
• Influence of early environmental constraints on achievement motivation in talented young handball players (Jörg Schorer, Joseph Baker, Simone Lotz, Dirk Büsch)
• Participation in sports activities and suicide prevention (David Lester, Michele Battuello, Marco Innamorati, Ilaria Falcone, Enrica De Simoni, S. Diletta Del Bono, Roberto Tatarelli, Maurizio Pompili)
• Examination of practice activities related to the acquisition of elite performance in Canadian middle distance running (Bradley W. Young, John H. Salmela)
• Revisiting the relationship between pattern recall and anticipatory skill (Damian Farrow, Jason Mccrae, John Gross, Bruce Abernethy)

n. 2 - April-June 2010

• Frequency of knowledge of results does not influence perceptual learning and retention in novices (Jörg Schorer, Rouwen Cañal-Bruland, Steve Cobley)
• Ironic effects in a simulated penalty shooting task: Is the negative wording in the instruction essential? (Olaf Binsch, Raôul R. D. Oudejans, Frank C. Bakker, Marco J. M. Hoozemans, Geert J. P. Savelsbergh)
• Dissociation between the facilitative effect of acute exercise on feeling states and on cognitive flexibility (Yael Netz)
• Exploring proposed mechanisms of the relative age effect in Canadian minor hockey (Joseph Baker, Stephen Cobley, William J. Montelpare, Nick Wattie, Brent E. Faught, The Ontario Hockey Research Group)
• Gaze in Golf putting: Effects of slope (Wim Van Lier, John Van Der Kamp, Geert J.p. Savelsbergh)
• Commitment in age class adult Triathletes: Examining gender differences in the Sport Commitment Model (Peter R E Crocker, Lina Augaitis)
• Baseball managers, no need to worry about players’ initials Comment on Nelson and Simmons (2007) (Makoto Yamaguchi)

n. 3 - July-Semptember 2010

• Understanding students’ motivation in middle school physical education: examining the mediating role of self-efficacy on physical activity (Zan Gao, Amelia M. Lee, Maria Kosma, Melinda A. Solmon)
• Motivational climate, need satisfaction, regulation of motivation and subjective vitality A study of young soccer players (Yngvar Ommundsen, Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre, Frank Abrahamsen, Glyn C. Roberts)
• The influence of sport-specific experiences during the psychological refractory period in the Go/Nogo double stimulation task (Hiroki Nakamoto, Shiro Mori)
• When is manual guidance effective for the acquisition of complex skills in Gymnastics? (Thomas Heinen, Alexandra Pizzera, Jorge Cottyn)
• Examining the impact of physical appearance on impressions of coaching competence (Richard C. Thelwell, Neil J.v. Weston, Iain A. Greenlees, Jenny L. Page, Andrew J.manley)
• Gaze behaviour and shooting strategies in football penalty kicks: Implications of a ‘keeper-dependent approach (Greg Wood, Mark R. Wilson)
• Intermittent visual information affects motor strategies during locomotor pointing (Adrian Popescu, Keith Runnalls, Brian K.v. Maraj)

n. 4 - October-December 2010

• Visual search behaviour in skilled field-hockey goalkeepers (Rouwen Cañal-Bruland, John Van Der Kamp, Marco Arkesteijn, Rein G. Janssen, Jelle Van Kesteren, Geert J.p. Savelsbergh)
• Exploring the multiple dimensions of social support among elite female adolescent swimmers (Kristina Hassell, Catherine M. Sabiston, Gordon A. Bloom)
• Applied sport psychology consultant perceptions of the usefulness and impacts of performance profiling (Neil J.v.weston, Iain A. Greenlees, Richard C. Thelwell)
• Coping with social physique anxiety among adolescent female athletes (Cory B. Niefer, Meghan H. Mcdonough, Kent C. Kowalski)
• Demographic dissimilarity and affective reactions to physical activity classes: The moderating effects of diversity beliefs (George B. Cunningham)
• Representative experimental design issues in observing golfer pre-performance routine behaviour (Stewart T. Cotterill, Ross Sanders, Dave Collins)
• A new method to learn to start in speed skating: A differencial learning approach (Geert J.p. Savelsbergh, Willemiek J. Kamper, Jorine Rabius, Jos J. De Koning, Wolfgang Schöllhorn)