Negotiation and capital: Athletes' use of power in an elite men's rowing program

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-338

  Purdy, Laura ^a   Jones, Robyn ^b,c   Cassidy, Tania ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coaching; Rowing; Social power

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349999639     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320903037796     Document Type: Article

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