Skill acquisition in childhood and adolescence

The Young Athlete

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 96-111

  Malina, Robert M ^a  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470696255.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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