Coaches perceptions of their coach education experiences

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-52

  Nash, Christine ^a   Sproule, John ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coach education; Learning; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861587409     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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