Stressors in elite sport: A coach perspective

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 905-918

  Thelwell, Richard C ^a   Weston, Neil J V ^a   Greenlees, Iain A ^b   Hutchings, Nicholas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appraisals; Cognition; Coping; Elite; Interviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETITION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL LIFE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS ORGANIZATION; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; TRAVEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 46649093764     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410801885933     Document Type: Article

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