Mental qualities and employed mental techniques of young elite team sport athletes

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-38

  Holland, Mark J G ^a   Woodcock, Charlotte ^a   Cumming, Jennifer ^a   Duda, Joan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental skills; Needs analysis; Team sports; Youth athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051910565     PISSN: 19329261     EISSN: 1932927X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jcsp.4.1.19     Document Type: Article

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