Expertise and talent development in rugby refereeing: An ethnographic enquiry

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-322

  Ollis, Stewart ^a   Macpherson, Alan ^a   Collins, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate experience; Deliberate practice; Ethnography; Expertise; Non linear development; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETITION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; RUGBY; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; DATA COLLECTION; FOOTBALL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 31344449523     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390500188710     Document Type: Article

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