Circumstantial development and athletic excellence: the role of date of birth and birthplace

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 329-339

  Baker, Joe ^a   Schorer, Jörg ^b   Cobley, Stephen ^c   Schimmer, Gabriele ^b   Wattie, Nick ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Expertise; Relative age

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052060800     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390902933812     Document Type: Article

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