Patterns of performance development in elite athletes

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 605-614

  Gulbin, Jason ^a   Weissensteiner, Juanita ^a   Oldenziel, Karen ^a   Gagné, Françoys ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Junior; pathways; senior competition; transitions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84888135458     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2012.756542     Document Type: Article

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