Identifying talented players

Science and Soccer: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 307-326

  Reilly, Thomas ^a,b   Mark Williams, A ^a   Richardson, Dave ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b British Olympic Association   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650087407     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203417553     Document Type: Chapter

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