How parents influence junior tennis players’ development: Qualitative narratives

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-92

  Lauer, Larry ^a   Gould, Daniel ^a   Roman, Nathan ^a   Pierce, Marguerite ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pathway; Sport; Triad; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251561504     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.4.1.69     Document Type: Article

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