Self-assessed tactical skills in elite youth soccer players: A longitudinal study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 459-472

  Kannekens, R ^a   Elferink Gemser, M T ^a   Post, W J ^b   Visscher, C ^b  

^a Center for Human Movement Sciences   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR SKILLS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCCER;

EID: 75549089956     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.109.2.459-472     Document Type: Article

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