Examination of practice activities related to the acquisition of elite performance in Canadian middle distance running

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-90

  Young, Bradley W ^a   Salmela, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deliberate practice; Expertise; Running

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952627397     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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