Sport psychology consultants’ perceptions of their challenges at the London 2012 Olympic Games

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Sport psychology consultants’ perceptions of their challenges at the London 2012 Olympic Games. / Elsborg, Peter; Diment, Greg; Elbe, Anne-Marie.

I: The Sport Psychologist, Bind 29, Nr. 2, 2015, s. 183-195.

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Elsborg, P, Diment, G & Elbe, A-M 2015, 'Sport psychology consultants’ perceptions of their challenges at the London 2012 Olympic Games', The Sport Psychologist, bind 29, nr. 2, s. 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2013-0105

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Elsborg, P., Diment, G., & Elbe, A-M. (2015). Sport psychology consultants’ perceptions of their challenges at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Sport Psychologist, 29(2), 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2013-0105

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Elsborg P, Diment G, Elbe A-M. Sport psychology consultants’ perceptions of their challenges at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Sport Psychologist. 2015;29(2):183-195. https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2013-0105

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Elsborg, Peter ; Diment, Greg ; Elbe, Anne-Marie. / Sport psychology consultants’ perceptions of their challenges at the London 2012 Olympic Games. I: The Sport Psychologist. 2015 ; Bind 29, Nr. 2. s. 183-195.

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