Coaching under pressure: A study of olympic coaches

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-239

  Olusoga, Peter ^a   Maynard, Ian ^a   Hays, Kate ^b   Butt, Joanne ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching; Olympics; Pressure; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856325877     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.639384     Document Type: Article

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