Defining and Understanding Mental Toughness within Soccer
Journal of Applied Sport PsychologyPublished 22 November 2005
Richard Thelwell, Neil Weston, Iain Greenlees
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Despite the widespread use of the term “mental toughness” by performers, coaches and sport psychology consultant's alike, it is only recently that researchers (e.g., Jones, Hanton, & Connaughton, 2...
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Qualitative evaluation and research methods
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