The role of representative design in talent development: A comment on "Talent identification and promotion programmes of Olympic athletes"

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 803-806

  Pinder, Ross A ^a,b   Renshaw, Ian ^b   Davids, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER; SPORT; WINTER SPORT;

APTITUDE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SNOW SPORTS; SOCCER; SPORTS;

EID: 84875999550     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.718090     Document Type: Editorial

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