ISSP position stand: To test or not to test? The use of physical skill tests in talent detection and in early phases of sport development

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-146

  Lidor, Ronnie ^a   Côté, Jean ^b   Hackfort, Dieter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Action situations; Early development; Individual sports; Physical skill tests; Talent detection; Team sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649424187     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2009.9671896     Document Type: Review

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