Youth Sports: A Pediatrician's Perspective on Coaching and Injury Prevention

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 466-470

  Koester, Michael C ^a,b  

^a Good Shepherd Community Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Injury prevention; Participation motivation; Sports psychology; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000064955     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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