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Great British athletes` perceptions of competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games

To review Great British (GB) athletes` perceptions of home court advantage and competing ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted. The seven topics discussed in the interview were based on previous research. Five female GB Olympic sprinters were interviewed at their training facility in West London as they trained for the 2012 Olympic Games. Athlete responses were coded into categories then analysed using phenomenological analysis.
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Bibliographic Details
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Notations:social sciences
Tagging:Heimvorteil
Published in:The Sport Journal
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://thesportjournal.org/article/great-british-athletes-perceptions-of-competing-at-the-london-2012-olympic-games/
Issue:10.06.2016
Document types:article
Level:advanced