An ecological dynamics approach to skill acquisition: Implications for development of talent in sport

Talent Development and Excellence

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-34

  Davids, Keith ^a,b   Araújo, Duarte ^c   Vilar, Luis ^c,d   Renshaw, Ian ^a   Pinder, Ross ^a,e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological dynamics; Representative design; Skill acquisition; Talent development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878431370     PISSN: 18690459     EISSN: 18692885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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