An integrated framework for the optimisation of sport and athlete development: A practitioner approach

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1319-1331

  Gulbin, Jason P ^a   Croser, Morag J ^a   Morley, Elissa J ^a   Weissensteiner, Juanita R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

elite; models; pathways; pre elite; talent identification

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ATHLETE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SPORT; ARTICLE;

APTITUDE; ATHLETES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SPORTS;

EID: 84880948456     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.781661     Document Type: Article

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