Differences in anticipation of coincidence on the Bassin Timer were evaluated by age, sex, and previous open-sport experience for 42 4- to 9-yr.-old children. Analysis indicated that most boys had competitive sport experiences approximately two years before most girls, that improved consistency in anticipation of coincidence occurred in direct relation, with predictable delay, to the initial competitive experience in open-sport tasks, and that within the age groups from 4- to 9-yr. experience in sports seemed a more critical factor than sex for explaining differences in consistency in anticipation of coincidence.
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