Influence of early environmental constraints on achievement motivation in talented young handball players

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-58

  Schorer, Jörg ^a   Baker, Joseph ^b   Lotz, Simone ^c   Büsch, Dirk ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d Institute for Applied Training Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birthplace; Development; Expertise; Relative age

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952611754     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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