"It's My Dream to Work With Olympic Athletes": Neophyte Sport Psychologists' Expectations and Initial Experiences Regarding Service Delivery

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 241-255

  Owton, Helen ^a   Bond, Katherine ^b   Tod, David ^c  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b K2 Performance Systems   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900019789     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2013.847509     Document Type: Article

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