A survey of U.S. Olympic coaches: Variables perceived to have influenced athlete performances and coach effectiveness

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-250

  Gould, Daniel ^a   Guinan, Diane ^b   Greenleaf, Christy ^c   Chung, Yongchul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b Full Spectrum Consulting   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0042026557     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.16.3.229     Document Type: Review

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