Why some make it and others do not: Identifying psychological factors that predict career success in professional adult soccer

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-329

  Van Yperen, Nico W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 70349850771     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.23.3.317     Document Type: Article

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