Enhancing coach-parent relationships in youth sports: Increasing harmony and minimizing hassle

International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-26

  Smoll, Frank L ^a   Cumming, Sean P ^b   Smith, Ronald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coach Parent Relationships; Sport Parents; Youth Sport Coaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952842498     PISSN: 17479541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1747-9541.6.1.13     Document Type: Article

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