The performance environment of the England youth soccer teams

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1307-1324

  Pain, Matthew A ^a   Harwood, Chris ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Football; Organizational; Tournament; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE; COMPETITION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TEAM SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCCER; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548402167     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410601059622     Document Type: Article

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