A perspective on education and professional development in applied sport psychology

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-446

  Wylleman, P ^a   Harwood, C G ^b   Elbe, A M ^c   Reints, A ^a   de Caluwe D ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Applied sport psychology; Career development; Europe; FAST; FEPSAC; Practitioner

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349112332     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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