Elite refereeing performance: Developing a model for sport science support

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-379

  Mascarenhas, Duncan R D ^a   Collins, Dave ^a   Mortimer, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645787978     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.19.4.364     Document Type: Review

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