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The Importance of Temporal Structure and Rhythm for the Optimum Performance of Motor Skills: A New Focus for Practitioners of Sport Psychology

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Pages S48-S61 | Received 28 Aug 2007, Accepted 01 Jul 2008, Published online: 09 Apr 2009

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