Athletes' experiences of the psychological effects of poor coaching

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 213-221

  Gearity, Brian T ^a   Murray, Melissa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Coach; Cohesion; Coping; Motivation; Self doubt

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955032199     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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