A constraints-based approach to the acquisition of expertise in outdoor adventure sports

Complex Systems in Sport

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 306-318

  Davids, Keith ^a   Brymer, Eric ^b   Seifert, Ludovic ^c   Orth, Dominic ^d  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^d NONE

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EID: 84917691777     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203134610     Document Type: Chapter

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