Leading the way: Women's experiences as sports coaches

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-92

  West, Amanda ^a   Green, Eileen ^b   Brackenridge, Celia H ^c   Woodward, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closure; Coaching; Gender; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180591     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420110386610     Document Type: Article

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