Is what you think what you get? Optimizing mental focus for technical performance

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-303

  MacPherson, Alan ^a   Collins, Dave ^b   Morriss, Calvin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b LoughboroughUniversity   (United Kingdom)

^c RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 53349128221     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.22.3.288     Document Type: Article

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