Factors Underpinning Football Officiating Excellence: Perceptions of English Premier League Referees

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 298-315

  Slack, Liam A ^a   Maynard, Ian W ^a   Butt, Joanne ^a   Olusoga, Peter ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84876318966     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2012.726935     Document Type: Article

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