Unnatural selection: Talent identification and development in sport

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-88

  Abbott, Angela ^a   Button, Chris ^b   Pepping, Gert Jan ^a   Collins, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Development; Personnel selection; Self organization; Sports; Talent

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LOGIC; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; CHILD; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOGIC; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); MOTIVATION; MOTOR SKILLS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 14544291458     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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