The Great British Medalists Project: A Review of Current Knowledge on the Development of the World’s Best Sporting Talent

Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1041-1058

  Rees, Tim ^a   Hardy, Lew ^b   Güllich, Arne ^c   Abernethy, Bruce ^d   Côté, Jean ^e   Woodman, Tim ^b   Montgomery, Hugh ^f   Laing, Stewart ^g   Warr, Chelsea ^g  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UK Sport   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAWING; HUMAN; MODEL; PHYSICIAN; SCIENTIST; THINKING; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; APTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; APTITUDE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MOTOR SKILLS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS;

EID: 84957553339     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-016-0476-2     Document Type: Review

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