PLAYERS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOME ADVANTAGE IN THE AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION

Teneale A Mcguckin1, Wade H Sinclair1, Rebecca M Sealey1

  • 11 Sport and Exercise Science, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Australia.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 20, 2015
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