Why do they engage in such hard programs? the search for excellence in youth basketball

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 458-464

  Gonçalves, Carlos E ^a   e Silva, Manuel J Coelho ^a   Carvalho, Humberto M ^a   Gonçalves, Ângela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b EUROPEAN BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expertise; Motivation; Talent specialization; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051862390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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