Perceptions of elite coaches and sports scientists of the research needs for elite coaching practice

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1577-1586

  Williams, S John ^a   Kendall, Lawrence ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elite coaches; Research needs; Sports science research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; BASIC RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; SPORTS SCIENCE; TRAINING;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RESEARCH; SPORTS MEDICINE; TEACHING;

EID: 35148814076     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410701245550     Document Type: Article

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