Motion database of disguised and non-disguised team handball penalty throws by novice and expert performers.
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SUBMITTER: Helm F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5684112 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
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Motion database of disguised and non-disguised team handball penalty throws by novice and expert performers.
Helm Fabian F Troje Nikolaus F NF Munzert Jörn J
Data in brief 20171027
This article describes the motion database for a large sample (<i>n</i> = 2400) of 7-m penalty throws in team handball that includes 1600 disguised throws. Throws were performed by both novice (<i>n</i> = 5) and expert (<i>n</i> = 5) penalty takers. The article reports the methods and materials used to capture the motion data. The database itself is accessible for download via JLU Web Server and provides all raw files in a three-dimensional motion data format (.c3d). Additional information is gi ...[more]
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