The challenge of consulting with track and field athletes at the Olympic Games

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-266

  Vernacchia, Ralph A ^a   Henschen, Keith P ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental skills training; Olympics; Sport psychology consulting; Track and field

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249101296     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2008.9671870     Document Type: Review

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