Performance strategies of US Olympians in practice and competition

High Ability Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-36

  Taylor, Marcus K ^a   Gould, Daniel ^b   Rolo, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elite athlete; Performance strategies; Psychological skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849100871     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598130801980281     Document Type: Article

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