Managing agency for athletic performance: A discursive approach to the zone

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-126

  Locke, Abigail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Agency; Athlete; Discursive; Failure; Flow; Performance; Psychology; Sport; Success; Zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249120926     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14780880701672414     Document Type: Article

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