Learning a new method: Teaching Games for Understanding in the coaches' eyes

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-382

  Harvey, Stephen ^a   Cushion, Christopher J ^b   Massa Gonzalez, Ada N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaches; Coaching practice; Soccer; Teaching Games for Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960620848     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408980903535818     Document Type: Article

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