A review of the game-centred approaches to teaching and coaching literature since 2006

Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 278-300

  Harvey, Stephen ^a   Jarrett, Kendall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coaching; game centred approaches; review; teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902505844     PISSN: 17408989     EISSN: 17425786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2012.754005     Document Type: Review

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