Frequency of competition and aggression in professional ice hockey

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-66

  Widmeyer, W Neil ^a   McGuire, Edward J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Guelph Storm Hockey Club   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Competition frequency; Ice hockey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041194512     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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