Counseling Brazilian athletes during the Olympic Games in Athens 2004: Important issues and intervention techniques

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-286

  Samulski, Dietmar Martin ^a,b   Lopes, Mariana Calábria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Athletes; Counseling; Mental routines; Olympic; Psychological training

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249099273     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2008.9671872     Document Type: Article

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