Making it to the top in team sports: Start later, intensify, and be determined!

Talent Development and Excellence

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-100

  Moesch, Karin ^a,b   Hauge, Marie Louise Trier ^a   Wikman, Johan M ^a   Elbe, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Career development; Diversification; Motivation; Specialization; Volition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886817720     PISSN: 18690459     EISSN: 18692885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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