Coach behaviours and practice structures in youth soccer: Implications for talent development

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1631-1641

  Cushion, Chris ^a   Ford, Paul R ^b   Williams, A Mark ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coaching science; Reflective practice; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; SPORT; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SOCCER; TEACHING;

EID: 84870395013     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.721930     Document Type: Review

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