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Systematically increasing contextual interference is beneficial for learning sport skills

Jared M. Porter Department of Kinesiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IllinoisCorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard A. Magill Department of Teaching and Learning, New York University, New York, USA
Pages 1277-1285 | Accepted 17 Jun 2010, Published online: 15 Sep 2010

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