The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles

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The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles. / Blackett, Alexander David; Evans, Adam B.; Piggott, David.

Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support. ed. / Deborah Agnew. New York : Routledge, 2021. p. 129-144.

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Harvard

Blackett, AD, Evans, AB & Piggott, D 2021, The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles. in D Agnew (ed.), Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support. Routledge, New York, pp. 129-144. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003020189-14

APA

Blackett, A. D., Evans, A. B., & Piggott, D. (2021). The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles. In D. Agnew (Ed.), Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support (pp. 129-144). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003020189-14

Vancouver

Blackett AD, Evans AB, Piggott D. The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles. In Agnew D, editor, Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support. New York: Routledge. 2021. p. 129-144 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003020189-14

Author

Blackett, Alexander David ; Evans, Adam B. ; Piggott, David. / The next logical step? An examination of elite athletes' transitions into post-athletic high-performance coaching roles. Athlete Transitions into Retirement: Experiences in Elite Sport and Options for Effective Support. editor / Deborah Agnew. New York : Routledge, 2021. pp. 129-144

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