Coaches' views of mental toughness and how it is built

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-172

  Weinberg, Robert ^a   Butt, Joanne ^b   Culp, Briana ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaches; Mental skills; Mental toughness; Positive environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051569214     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2011.567106     Document Type: Article

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