The relationship between coach leadership, the coach-athlete relationship, team success, and the positive developmental experiences of adolescent soccer players

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 549-561

  Vella, Stewart A ^a   Oades, Lindsay G ^a   Crowe, Trevor P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

coaching; transformational leadership; youth sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887125166     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2012.726976     Document Type: Article

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