Potentials and pitfalls: Short-term involvement versus long-term involvement in sport psychology with Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-126

  Anne, Marte Pensgaard ^a   Frank, Eirik Abrahamsen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Long term versus short term; Olympic games; Professional services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906242969     PISSN: 21520704     EISSN: 21520712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21520704.2012.683088     Document Type: Article

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